Other Aquatic reports in California
18 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Aquatic · Lone Pine, California · 1868
Witness reports an account of three or four monster serpents seen in Owens Lake causing its waters to boil.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
Don [name] shot at a monster in Elizabeth Lake and found his flattened bullets afterward.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
A prospector was nearly eaten by a slimy, winged beast with a proboscis and jagged fangs at Elizabeth Lake.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
[name] and his family were awakened by a monster that lifted their wagon, wrecked the wheels, bit an antelope, and splashed into the lake.
Other Aquatic · Lake Tahoe, California · 1880
Yank claims he introduced a fifty-foot snake to the lake sixteen years ago which now helps him prospect.
Other Aquatic · Lake Tahoe, California · 2020
Witness reports hearing loud gurgling noises and soft music while deep in the forest near the river.
Other Aquatic · Eel River, California · 1878
G. D. Schumacher reports seeing and shooting at a large, crocodile-like aquatic creature with webbed feet while crossing the South Fork of Eel River.
Other Aquatic · Soquel, California · 1871
Fishermen at Soquel beach caught a strange fish resembling an alligator with horns and two tails.
Other Aquatic · Hemet, California · 1979
A young couple encountered a large something on Lake Hemet.
Other Aquatic · Marin County, California · 1983
[name] reports periodic sightings of unknown marine animals off the Marin County coast that could be misidentified whales or prehistoric creatures.
Other Aquatic · Los Angeles County, California
The Los Angeles Herald claimed an amphibious beast had taken up residence in a reservoir and was eating large fish.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1830s
Major [name] wrote that a monster had been scaring away settlers from its valley since the 1830s and feasting on horses and cattle.
Other Aquatic · Stafford Lake, California · 1985
Local fishermen reported that "something" had been snatching away their tackle and poles from Stafford Lake for decades.
Other Aquatic · San Diego, California · 1950s
Witness reports seeing a large creature with a pure silver tail and green glow splash two people on a San Diego beach while chasing whales.
Other Aquatic · Ravenswood, California · 1871
George Rifenstal claims he shot and killed two large, finless sea monsters in the bay near Ravenswood that were engaged in combat.
Other Aquatic · Tulare County, California · 1869
Witness reports claims of monstrous serpents seen at Owen's Lake causing the waters to boil.
Other Aquatic · Redondo Beach, California · 1935
Captain Sam Orlando and his crew of 11 reported seeing a strange creature resembling a merman in the ocean off Redondo Beach.
Other Aquatic · Inyo County, California · 1868
Mexicans sleeping near the river mouth were awakened by loud splashing and saw a very large animal in the water.