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Water Monster reports from the 2020s

55 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 · Alger County, Michigan · 2023

    Alger County, Michigan1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a long green serpentine creature swimming near the surface of the water at Pictured Rocks in July 2023.

  2. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing an object break the surface four times and move against the current at the Clansman Hotel webcam.

  3. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a creature swim from the bank to the centre of the loch and then disappear and reappear.

  4. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2024

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing something large splash on the surface of Loch Ness while watching the live cam.

  5. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Nine-year-old [name] reports seeing the head of a creature in the water while on a cruise boat.

  6. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A visitor from Wiltshire reports seeing a huge black mass or hump in the Loch while on a coach near Drumnadrochit.

  7. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A local sailor reports spotting a large oversized crocodile head above the water in Loch Ness before it disappeared.

  8. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2022

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large, dark animate object in Loch Ness near Aldourie Castle that sank after about 20 seconds.

  9. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a dark green flat-topped head and two humps emerge from the water at Urquhart Castle, followed by ripples and waves he attributed to a tail.

  10. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a black object surface briefly in Loch Ness while watching the webcam.

  11. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a very large dark shape swimming near the shore of the loch on March 17th.

  12. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a dark mound-like shape protruding from Loch Ness near Urquhart Castle and recording it on video.

  13. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing an unexplained object on the webcam for about 20 minutes and recording it for three and a half minutes.

  14. Water Monster · Loch Lochy, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Lochy, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A man and his wife reported seeing a black fin and disturbed water moving in Loch Lochy on July 19, 2021.

  15. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing three odd and seemingly connected shapes moving in the water while participating in a search near Invermoriston.

  16. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2020

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Steve Feltham reports a large sonar contact picked up in Loch Ness as compelling evidence for a big creature swimming there.

  17. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a dark shape moving across Loch Ness from right to left before disappearing.

  18. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a dark-greenish gray body identified as Nessie emerge from the water near the Caledonian Canal opening.

  19. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a long, dark grey shape emerge from and submerge in the water near the castle.

  20. Water Monster · Invermoriston, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Invermoriston, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his wife [name] reported seeing a large dark shape moving beneath the surface of Loch Ness near Invermoriston.

  21. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A witness reports seeing one or two large, pale humps moving slowly through the water at Loch Ness, which they initially thought were seals but later realized was a single long creature.

  22. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that [name] captured a video of a creature emerging and submerging in Loch Ness.

  23. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a black shape rising and moving across the water on his webcam.

  24. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2022

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A mother and daughter reported seeing a black, boxy lump bobbing in the water at Loch Ness.

  25. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports a fast-moving wake with a large black hump followed by an object protruding from the water with a long, thick neck at a 90-degree angle.

  26. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a scaly black shape resembling a dinner plate in the distance while on a boat cruise.

  27. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that [name] spotted a black creature swimming near the surface of Loch Ness.

  28. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A young man from Cambridge reported seeing a black hump with a green tinge rising against the waves in Urquhart Bay.

  29. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a dark shape with humps resembling a whale's back in the loch, which her father also briefly observed.

  30. Water Monster · Dores, Alba / Scotland · 2020

    Dores, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a large, whitish-grey object moving slowly in the water before submerging.

  31. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that multiple humps emerged and submerged in the loch while being filmed by a webcam.

  32. Water Monster · Highland, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Highland, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing an object moving at speed under the water off Foyers point, causing a white wake.

  33. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2024

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports that [name] observed two moving objects on the VILN Clansman webcam footage, suggesting they were parts of a single object approximately 16 to 18 feet long.

  34. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and [name] reported seeing a large shape in Loch Ness that resembled a whale, accompanied by an S-shaped wake.

  35. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports a black object moving down the northern side of the Loch submerged as a cruiser approached, leaving a wake before disappearing.

  36. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports spotting an object on the sonar of the 'Nessie Hunter' boat in Loch Ness.

  37. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a long, dark image beneath the surface of the loch while on a cruise, which he photographed and his daughter also witnessed.

  38. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her family reported seeing a small dark object moving like a speed boat or jet ski in the water.

  39. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    The [name] family reported seeing a black head followed by a long tail near the Clansman Hotel with no boat activity.

  40. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2020

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports catching a third sighting of the Loch Ness Monster on his webcam early in the morning.

  41. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2022

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a large, dark, whale-like object moving in the loch near Boleskine cemetery.

  42. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a black head-like object creating a distinct wake in the water at Urquhart Castle.

  43. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2022

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A couple staying in a cottage overlooking Urquhart Castle reported seeing an animate object emerge from and re-enter the water at Loch Ness.

  44. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2020

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her partner reported seeing a creature surface, disappear, and reappear in the water near Urquhart Castle.

  45. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2023

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large, moving object resembling a periscope with curved areas and leaving a wake in Loch Ness, which she identifies as Nessie.

  46. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2025

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    A witness reports seeing a large, dark object moving through Loch Ness via webcam on April 19, 2025.

  47. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large dark object breaking the water surface in video footage taken from a tour bus on Loch Ness.

  48. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Mr [name] and two other families observed a creature approximately ten to twelve feet long and nearly two feet high in the loch.

  49. Water Monster · Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Fort Augustus, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large eel-like creature moving against the current near Fort Augustus on the evening of August 5, 2026.

  50. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing two large objects emerging from Loch Ness and moving north, which he captured on webcam.

  51. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reports capturing an image of a creature via webcam at Loch Ness.

  52. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2024

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and his family reported seeing an object near Urquhart Castle that initially appeared to be driftwood but moved north towards the castle with a head above the waves.

  53. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2020

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] and her friend reported seeing a large dark shadow in the lake that broke the surface slightly before receding.

  54. Water Monster · Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland · 2021

    Invernessshire, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Four visitors on a boat reported a large wake and a cream-colored object resembling a head emerging from the water near Urquhart Bay.

  55. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 2026

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    [name] reported seeing a whitish-gray triangular fin moving north in the middle of Loch Ness while riding a bus from Inverness.