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Water Monster reports from the 2010s

68 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 · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a strange wake movement on the water while watching the Nessie on the Net webcam.

  2. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing an animate object moving slowly up Loch Ness via webcam before it disappeared and reappeared.

  3. Water Monster · Lochaber Cottages, Alba / Scotland · 2013

    Lochaber Cottages, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his wife reported seeing an unidentified object zig-zagging in the water at Meoble Bay before disappearing.

  4. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports spotting an unusual object moving down the middle of Loch Ness on a webcam, creating a wash before disappearing from view.

  5. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2011

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a disturbance in the water followed by an object on the surface for a few seconds.

  6. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large disturbance below the surface of the water that lasted about five minutes.

  7. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing two strange objects moving through the water near Urquhart Bay that were unlike boats and approximately 20 feet long.

  8. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a creature in an image he took from the A82 layby near Urquhart Castle at 13:07 hours.

  9. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing something break the surface of the water at night and taking a photo before it disappeared.

  10. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a grey creature with a long neck and rugby ball-sized head at the River Oich inlet before it disappeared.

  11. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing an unidentified object on a live webcam screen for seconds before it disappeared.

  12. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large dark shape moving in the water near Urquhart Castle that briefly surfaced and then swam toward shore.

  13. Water Monster · Shasta County, California · 2014

    Shasta County, California1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown and tan hairy head with eyes staring at him from the water near the shore before it submerged.

  14. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2016

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a greyish-green snake-like head emerging from the water while on a cruise ship.

  15. Water Monster · Highland, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Highland, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses [name] and [name] reported seeing a twin-humped serpent-like creature in the water near Glen Garry.

  16. Water Monster · Loch Lomond, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Lomond, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A lady on holiday reported seeing a 20-foot movement in the water that resembled a crocodile's back.

  17. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large, blackish-gray hump resembling a neck moving in an arch in the water near the shore.

  18. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2016

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A visitor from Texas reported seeing a dark creature just under the surface of the water while on a boat.

  19. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A visitor from Manchester reported seeing a dark-colored creature rise out of the water at Urquhart Bay.

  20. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large object on sonar near Urquhart Castle that disappeared when they tried to circle back.

  21. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports [name] saw a dark object in the water near Urquhart Castle that submerged after six to seven seconds.

  22. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2012

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] photographed a small whale-like creature off a jetty near Drumnadrochit.

  23. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr & Mrs [name] and five others witnessed a mass moving undulatingly in Loch Ness for five minutes.

  24. Water Monster · Foyers, Alba / Scotland · 2011

    Foyers, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr and Mrs [name] reported seeing a creature with a long neck near Foyers for 30-40 seconds.

  25. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his brother reported seeing a large disturbance under the water near the Clansman Hotel.

  26. Water Monster · Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her family reported seeing a dark brown lump on the surface of Loch Ness that resembled an upturned boat.

  27. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Dr [name] and her son report seeing a fin-like object in the loch while on a cruise boat.

  28. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports a creature swimming in Loch Ness that sank as boats approached and never resurfaced.

  29. Water Monster · Dores, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Dores, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A resident near Loch Ness reported seeing a creature approximately forty feet from the shore behind Dores beach.

  30. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing something unexplained in a photo taken from the Jacobite tourist boat on Loch Ness.

  31. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a shadowy figure in the water near Urquhart Castle that appeared to have a long neck and tail.

  32. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2013

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports taking video footage of a large disturbance in the water from a lay by beside the loch.

  33. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2014

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports a Google Earth image of an object around 31m long in Horse Shoe Scree, which he analyzed as a potential sighting.

  34. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2014

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large creature under the water next to his boat.

  35. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr [name] and his son reported seeing waves caused by an object resembling a rock or log in Urquhart Bay at 4pm.

  36. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    The [name] family reports seeing a solid dark shape appear offshore near Urquhart Castle for about one minute.

  37. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports snapping a photo of an unexplained creature from a boat on the loch.

  38. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her boyfriend reported seeing a large creature on the Loch Ness webcam that disappeared into the water.

  39. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A visitor from the United States reported seeing a dark green object protruding from the water at Loch Ness.

  40. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Five-year-old [name] reported spotting a monster in the distance while on the water with a Nessie Hunting kit.

  41. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Miss [name] reported seeing a greyish blue creature with a hump and head in the loch near Bunloit.

  42. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2011

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and [name] report photographing a creature in the loch while walking along a path beside it at Fort Augustus.

  43. Water Monster · Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Ms [name] and three friends reported seeing a 20m long series of waves move at 5mph along the loch surface before disappearing, with no boat traffic present.

  44. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her girlfriend [name] took a photo at Loch Ness on June 24, 2017, reporting no boat activity.

  45. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2016

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] from Iowa reported seeing an object on the 'Nessie on the Net' webcam during his lunchtime.

  46. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2017

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr [name] and three friends reported seeing a huge, unusual-shaped object arch out of the water at Tor Point.

  47. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2013

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his wife [name] reported seeing a large black object resembling a submarine in Loch Morar before it submerged.

  48. Water Monster · Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a dark-bodied creature with a long neck and humps emerging from the water near Drumnadrochit.

  49. Water Monster · Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Drumnadrochit, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and [name] report seeing an object in Loch Ness near Drumnadrochit on July 6, 2019.

  50. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2016

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a creature on the webcam that vanished upon refreshing the screen.

  51. Water Monster · Highland, Alba / Scotland · 2014

    Highland, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report an object moving across the water for 15 minutes and creating a wake before disappearing.

  52. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that a local businessman filmed an unknown creature moving at high speed on the loch near Urquhart Castle.

  53. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr & Mrs [name] report a large, diagonal wake on the calm surface of Loch Ness that was larger and more acute than typical duck wakes.

  54. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2014

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A couple from Lancashire reported seeing a giant fin moving through the middle of Loch Ness near Fort Augustus.

  55. Water Monster · Inverfarigaig, Alba / Scotland · 2012

    Inverfarigaig, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his wife witnessed a cause of a boat wake traveling at fair speed in the water near Inverfarigaig with no boat visible.

  56. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2011

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports photographing a large dark shape in the water near Dores Fish Farm.

  57. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A couple reported seeing a large dolphin-sized shape emerging from the waters multiple times at Urquhart Castle, with confirmation from another unrelated person.

  58. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2016

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing two creatures in the loch near Drumnadrochit.

  59. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and [name] reported seeing a creature at Urquhart Bay while taking a photograph.

  60. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports spotting an image on Google Earth that she believes depicts the creature known as Nessie near Fort Augustus.

  61. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2013

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large creature just below the surface on Apple's map app.

  62. Water Monster · Dores, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Dores, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a persistent dark shadow in the water near Dores beach that appeared to be a stationary object before disappearing downwards.

  63. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2010

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports taking pictures of mysterious humps in the water near Aldourie Castle.

  64. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2015

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a black creature emerge from the water near the north end of Loch Ness.

  65. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2011

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports capturing an image of a wide creature on his boat's sonar system in Urquhart Bay.

  66. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2014

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing a disturbance on the water north of Urquhart Castle with no boat traffic nearby.

  67. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2018

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name]'s family reported seeing the head of an unknown creature in the water at night.

  68. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2019

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that [name] captured photos and video of an unidentified object moving rapidly on the surface of Loch Ness before submerging.