1958 Map of Elephant Butte

About this map

Truth Or Consequences sits at the southwestern edge of this landscape, its urban grid tightly defined within a bend of the Rio Grande. This 1950s survey captures the region as the Elephant Butte Reservoir dominates the center of the sheet, with areas of controlled inundation surrounding Rattlesnake Island and Horse Island. The infrastructure of the era is evident at the Elephant Butte Dam, where a Powerhouse and Gaging Sta manage the river's flow downstream toward Mims Lake and the Cuchillo Negro Creek confluence.