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Water Monster reports from the 1900s

64 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.

  1. Water Monster · Congo, République démocratique du Congo · 1901

    Congo, République démocratique du Congo1 independent source

    A French traveler reports that natives described a ferocious amphibious creature near Djali that attacked canoes and people, which he later saw descriptions of and heard was shot by Sergeant Sans.

  2. Water Monster · Great Barrington, Massachusetts · 1903

    Great Barrington, Massachusetts1 independent source

    Captain Stavely reports seeing a large sea monster with black and gray blotches, approximately 200 feet long, near Great Harrington during a voyage from San Francisco to London.

  3. Water Monster · Brasil · 1905

    Brasil1 independent source

    Messrs. Meade-Waldo and Nicall report seeing a great fin and enormous head rise from the water while cruising off Brazil.

  4. Water Monster · Malta, Montana · 1909

    Malta, Montana1 independent source

    Chief Officer Nell S. Murray reports seeing a monstrous lizard or sea serpent swimming parallel to the British steamship Mereddio, described as being as big as a whale with alligator-like hide and a…

  5. Water Monster · Willmar, Minnesota · 1900

    Willmar, Minnesota1 independent source

    Dr. A. Apellof published a theory in naturen to debunk the existence of the Big Lake monster by attributing sightings to organic gas, while Jemtlandsposten protested that this explanation did not fit…

  6. Water Monster · Washington County, Maine · 1904

    Washington County, Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report that several men in canoes pursued a creature described as over 30 feet long with the appearance of a monstrous snake, which swam near the surface and emitted a peculiar odor, with…

  7. Water Monster · Providence County, Rhode Island · 1908

    Providence County, Rhode Island1 independent source

    Witnesses report a weird sea monster with a fluked tail, long neck, small head, and two horns that dragged a ton-weight piling into the water after being shot at.

  8. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a water monster in the lake that attacked their horse after they fired rifles at it.

  9. Water Monster · Cache County, Utah · 1907

    Cache County, Utah1 independent source

    Quill Nebeker reports that a monster attacked his pigs and barn but was calmed by music played on a graphophone before floating away in tears.

  10. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1909

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    The narrator notes that while the North Pole has been discovered, the Bear Lake monster remains uncaptured.

  11. Water Monster · East Hampton, Connecticut · 1900

    East Hampton, Connecticut1 independent source

    Witnesses report a lake monster appeared at Lake Poootopang in East Hampton, frightening away by women and children throwing tin cans, and was also seen by Dr. W. F. Lahiff and M.L. Falvey.

  12. Water Monster · Mud Lake, Wisconsin · 1907

    Mud Lake, Wisconsin1 independent source

    Editor Hughes reports that Albert Keinhard captured a 'sea monster' in Mud Lake while fishing, which was then skinned and burned.

  13. Water Monster · Kohala, Hawaii · 1900

    Kohala, Hawaii1 independent source

    A Japanese observer reported seeing a commotion in the water off Kohala that he believed was caused by a sea serpent with fins twenty feet long.

  14. Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1900

    Lake Champlain, Vermont1 independent source

    A lady and her two sons observed a large serpent-like creature in Lake Champlain near Cedar Reach.

  15. Water Monster · Saint Croix River, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick · 1903

    Saint Croix River, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a sea serpent with large fins and green eyes swimming rapidly in the St. Croix river near Bay side.

  16. Water Monster · Monmouth County, New Jersey · 1904

    Monmouth County, New Jersey1 independent source

    Captain Adeo Scidmore reported seeing two sea-serpents near the Sandy Hook lightship, one identified as a plesiosaurus and another with an alligator body.

  17. Water Monster · Honolulu, Hawaii · 1905

    Honolulu, Hawaii1 independent source

    William Herbert Melton Ayres claims to have purchased the head of a 78-foot sea serpent from a Chinese fisherman and displayed its bones in Honolulu.

  18. Water Monster · Suffolk, Virginia · 1901

    Suffolk, Virginia1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a strange huge monster in Lake Kirlyy that resembled a log but was alive, with a man-like head and fuzzy yellow hair.

  19. Water Monster · Barnstable County, Massachusetts · 1906

    Barnstable County, Massachusetts1 independent source

    It is said the sea serpent has been seen on many occasions between Cape Cod and Penobscot bay.

  20. Water Monster · Belém, Região Norte · 1905

    Belém, Região Norte1 independent source

    Witnesses report that an officer observed a living creature traveling faster than the yacht at eight or nine knots an hour during the night.

  21. Water Monster · Charlotte, Vermont · 1900

    Charlotte, Vermont1 independent source

    Witnesses report that the Lake Champlain sea serpent appeared near Charlotte, with its head resembling an animal but its body obscured by disturbed water.

  22. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    John Nebeker claims his right hand was injured by the Bear Lake monster.

  23. Water Monster · Bay Ridge, New York · 1905

    Bay Ridge, New York1 independent source

    Theophillus Ralley reports encountering a sea monster with four rows of teeth and fiery hoops while swimming in the Narrows at Bay Ridge.

  24. Water Monster · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias · 1902

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias1 independent source

    Captain Young reported sighting a serpentine monster fish approximately eighty feet long with shining skin and short fins off the coast of Africa.

  25. Water Monster · Lyon County, Nevada · 1907

    Lyon County, Nevada1 independent source

    Witness reports that a large sea serpent is being seen in Walker Lake, with stories growing larger each time they are told.

  26. Water Monster · Angus, Alba / Scotland · 1900

    Angus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Captain J Ballard reported seeing a large dark animal with rough hair swimming and raising its head to snort.

  27. Water Monster · Belém, Região Norte · 1906

    Belém, Região Norte1 independent source

    Witnesses report that two English naturalists saw and sketched a huge eel-like neck with a turtle-like head emerging from the water near Para, Brazil.

  28. Water Monster · Ireland, England · 1907

    Ireland, England1 independent source

    Witnesses on a ship off the Irish coast reported seeing a bright green and gold sea serpent with long whiskers.

  29. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Hon. Aquilla Nebeker confirms the appearance of a monster in Bear Lake and describes his own experience with it, noting its size and temperament.

  30. Water Monster · Carson Playground, Nevada · 1905

    Carson Playground, Nevada1 independent source

    Witness reports that State Controller Sam Davis and his companions caught a strange creature in the Carson River that resembled both fish and animal, having nine hairy legs.

  31. Water Monster · Northport, Wisconsin · 1904

    Northport, Wisconsin1 independent source

    James Thorson reports being pulled into a river by an unknown monster while fishing at Northport.

  32. Water Monster · 1908

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports a 120-foot phosphorescent sea monster with green horns followed the steamer Admiral Farragut for several nights.

  33. Water Monster · Chicago, Illinois · 1904

    Chicago, Illinois1 independent source

    Sergeant Sans shot an animal called the water tiger near the upper Ogue, but it escaped.

  34. Water Monster · Logan, Utah · 1908

    Logan, Utah1 independent source

    Witness reports that Dr. and Mrs. I. P. Stewart, along with several other women, have been spending a vacation near the home of the "Bear Lake Monster."

  35. Water Monster · Brasil · 1908

    Brasil1 independent source

    M. J. Nicoll reports observing a sea serpent with a dorsal fin and eel-like neck near his ship off the coast of Brazil.

  36. Water Monster · Willmar, Minnesota · 1900

    Willmar, Minnesota1 independent source

    Witness reports a lake monster was observed swimming with two hunches on its back for about four minutes.

  37. Water Monster · Éire / Ireland · 1907

    Éire / Ireland1 independent source

    Officers of the Cunard liner Campania report sighting a sea serpent with a monster cat's head and fangs off the coast of Ireland.

  38. Water Monster · 1906

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports a creature sighted by Lord Crawford's yacht, the Valhalla, which projected from the water with a large fin and a head like a turtle’s.

  39. Water Monster · Maine · 1901

    Maine1 independent source

    Witnesses report that the captain and crew of the schooner Madagascar saw a large snake-like creature with scales and a spinal ridge in Maine waters.

  40. Water Monster · Pará, Região Norte · 1906

    Pará, Região Norte1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a strange creature with a neck as thick as a man's thigh and a head like that of a turtle from the yacht Valhalla.

  41. Water Monster · Rathdrum, Idaho · 1909

    Rathdrum, Idaho1 independent source

    Witness reports Frank Lafavre saw a school of big fish swimming past his dock on the upper lake.

  42. Water Monster · Spokane, Washington · 1909

    Spokane, Washington1 independent source

    Miss [name] reports seeing a large head with a human arm waving out of it while swimming at the float.

  43. Water Monster · Benton County, Missouri · 1909

    Benton County, Missouri1 independent source

    Chief Officer Murray reports that a Greek quartermaster sighted a massive lizard-like sea monster swimming parallel to the British steamship Moreddlo.

  44. Water Monster · North Sea · 1903

    North Sea1 independent source

    The captain and crew of the steamer Glengrant reported a terrifying encounter with a huge dark sea serpent that rose near their vessel.

  45. Water Monster · 1905

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports officers and crew of the British royal yacht Osborne saw a sea serpent with dorsal fins off the coast of Sicily.

  46. Water Monster · Vietnam · 1906

    Vietnam1 independent source

    A Frenchman reported seeing a sea serpent with a curled mustache and Imperial in Cochin China.

  47. Water Monster · San Antonio, Texas · 1908

    San Antonio, Texas1 independent source

    The narrator reports seeing a large object on the surface which the second mate identified as a pink sea serpent.

  48. Water Monster · Spokane, Washington · 1909

    Spokane, Washington1 independent source

    Miss [name] reports that a sea serpent has been sighted at the shore, causing many people to gather and claim they saw it.

  49. Water Monster · Salt Lake City, Utah · 1907

    Salt Lake City, Utah1 independent source

    Witness reports a large creature with wagon-wheel eyes and kangaroo-like legs attacked a horse at Bear Lake, leaving three-foot-long tracks.

  50. Water Monster · New York · 1905

    New York1 independent source

    An officer on the yacht Valhalla reports seeing a beast travelling faster than the ship during the night.

  51. Water Monster · Vietnam · 1904

    Vietnam1 independent source

    A sailor on the ship Kenilworth reports seeing a 100-foot long sea serpent with bright yellow spots in the Bay of Along at Tonkin.

  52. Water Monster · Brazil · 1905

    Brazil1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a sea serpent with a turtle-like head and eel-like neck off the Brazilian coast.

  53. Water Monster · Havre, Montana · 1904

    Havre, Montana1 independent source

    Captain Hank Henderson reported seeing a marine monster three hundred feet long that rose like a mast and snapped at men on his deck.

  54. Water Monster · New York · 1902

    New York1 independent source

    Mr. [name] claims to possess a live sea serpent kept in a wash tub at his flat and refuses offers of $1500 for it.

  55. Water Monster · Vietnam · 1904

    Vietnam1 independent source

    Witness reports that Lieut. L'Eost and his crew saw a great mass floating on the water resembling a monster turtle in the Bay of Along.

  56. Water Monster · Gulf of Mexico · 1901

    Gulf of Mexico1 independent source

    Witness reports that Henry H. Neligan, an official observer on the steamship Irada, saw a serpent in the Gulf of Mexico.

  57. Water Monster · 1905

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports a sea serpent was seen by the master of the American brig Daphne in latitude farther south than the previous sighting.

  58. Water Monster · Brazil · 1906

    Brazil1 independent source

    Two zoologists reported seeing a great fin and an enormous head rise from the water near their yacht.

  59. Water Monster · 1908

    location unknown1 independent source

    Captain Mader reports that a strange marine monster followed the steamer Admiral Farragut for several days, crossing its bow and displaying a smiling face.

  60. Water Monster · Africa · 1905

    Africa1 independent source

    Witness reports an enormous serpent with a dark brown color and yellowish-white throat was seen approaching a warship off the southwest coast of Africa.

  61. Water Monster · Devils Lake, North Dakota · 1902

    Devils Lake, North Dakota1 independent source

    Witness reports a petrified sea serpent was found in cement mines near Devils Lake, with speculation that the local monster turned to stone.

  62. Water Monster · Savannah, Georgia · 1904

    Savannah, Georgia1 independent source

    Witness reports that warriors found a mighty hole in the barrier of solid rock and the water had vanished, implying the monster disappeared.

  63. Water Monster · 1905

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports that the skipper of the steamship Armadale Castle saw a sea serpent struck by the ship's bow while on voyage to Cape Town.

  64. Water Monster · Willmar, Minnesota · 1901

    Willmar, Minnesota1 independent source

    Witnesses report a large animal or fish swimming back and forth in the lake at Backe, Brunflo, creating waves around it.