Other Aquatic reports in Illinois
4 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 · Cahokia, Illinois · 1877
Witness reports that Mr. [name]'s son Johnny observed a large, winged, reptilian creature with a long neck and bill fighting a bull in a pasture before flying away towards the Mississippi River.
Other Aquatic · Oakwood, Illinois · 2005
Witness reports hearing splashes, a scream, and purring sounds near the river in Kickapoo State Park.
Other Aquatic · Jackson County, Illinois
A grandfather reports that his son and grandson claimed a creature destroyed their high-quality fishing gear at a remote farm pond, leading him to believe something was living there.
Other Aquatic · Quincy, Illinois · 1914
A witness reports that a fishing party in Lake Cooper near Price's Creek attempted to land a large creature described as a cross between a bullnosed catfish and a sea serpent, but the line broke…