Caption

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, The Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande holds water for southern New Mexico and western Texas, but is only 7% full due to the drought in the southwestern United States. When the reservoir was full, scuba divers used to practice on the roof of the building at bottom left, which was 20-30 feet below the surface

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

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BRK24E99_129

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56,9Mb (5,3Mb) / 18,2in x 12,1in / 5464 x 3640 (300dpi)

Keywords

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