Water Monster reports in Idaho

6 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.

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   Water Monster · Oneida County, Idaho · 1871

   Oneida County, Idaho1 independent source

   William Budge reports that he, William Broomhead, and Milando Pratt observed a large, furry aquatic animal with a fox-like face swimming near the shore of Bear Lake before it dived.

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   Water Monster · McCall, Idaho · 1944

   McCall, Idaho1 independent source

   Witnesses report sighting a large, yellowish, humped creature in Payette Lakes that one skeptic initially mistook for fish.

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   Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

   Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

   Seven Kimberly fishermen verified a story that a farmer near Mattie dam saw a strange critter sliding across a cow pasture.

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   Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

   Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

   Veteran local fisherman Jim Hamby reported seeing a sea serpent over 20 feet long that had dug a cave in the bank of Magic reservoir.

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   Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

   Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

   An angler reported seeing both ends of a sea serpent that had been cut in two by a train, with one end growing a new head.

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   Water Monster · Saint Maries, Idaho · 1890

   Saint Maries, Idaho1 independent source

   Witness reports a water monster pursued and killed a swimmer in a lake near Mullen, Idaho, confirmed by an old Indian tradition.