Water Monster reports in Indiana
9 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.
Water Monster · Logansport, Indiana · 1838
Witness reports that Mr. [name] saw an animal raise its head three or four feet above the water with a head three feet across and dingy color with large yellow spots.
Water Monster · Vevay, Indiana · 1878
John Davidson, Master of the steamer Silver Moon, reports seeing a singular object with a long pelican peak and slimy mane rearing its head above the water near Vevay.
Water Monster · Knox County, Indiana · 1892
Witness reports that last summer a pleasure steamer was pulled several feet by something becoming entangled in her anchor line.
Water Monster · Michigan City, Indiana · 1867
A justice near Michigan City claims to have seen the sea serpent blow and swears he saw it with his own eyes.
Water Monster · Allen County, Indiana · 1883
Witnesses report a large serpent inhabiting Pleasant Lake, seen multiple times over six months by several reputable citizens.
Water Monster · Knox County, Indiana · 1881
Witness reports that in the summer of 1881, a farmer named [name] caught an unwelcome marauder in his seine which tore a huge hole through it and escaped.
Water Monster · Shoals, Indiana · 1928
Fishermen in Martin County report sighting a monster in the White River that attacked them and deflected rifle fire.
Water Monster · Kosciusko County, Indiana · 1893
Witnesses report a large serpent was seen near the center of Cedar Bass Lake and subsequently shot at by a party from Knox.
Water Monster · Indiana · 1838
Witness reports that Mr. [name] saw an animal with a head three or four feet above the water, described as having a serpent-like neck and yellow spots.