Undated Water Monster reports
35 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 · Kelowna, British Columbia
Witness reports hearing violent thrashing in the water and later seeing a massive black scaled creature with an undulating neck emerge from the lake while driving.
Water Monster · 2000s
Witness reports seeing a large, square-shaped, dark algae-covered animal with spiky geometric patterns and huge flippers moving fast in a lake.
Water Monster · Lake Chelan, Washington
A boat captain and engineer saw the monster twice while on mail runs to the head of Lake Chelan.
Water Monster · San Francisco, California
Witnesses report seeing a large creature with an extended tail and midsection exposed above the water surface in San Francisco Bay.
Water Monster · Buchanan County, Iowa
Witness reports hearing of someone fishing in the same area who saw a large dark shape washing something in the water.
Water Monster · Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
Witness retells a mentor's account of seeing the head of a creature like Ogopogo, described as huge and horse-like, looking at him before going back down.
Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland
Map caption describes a pale grey hump below Tychat called attention to by [name].
Water Monster · Nahant, Massachusetts · 1800s
Witness reports a marine animal believed to be fifty or sixty feet long was observed near Nahant with humps rising above the surface.
Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland
Divers [name] and [name] encounter a large animal with a vertical tail fin underwater in Loch Ness.
Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah
Several persons reported seeing a huge animal of some kind in the lake that they could not describe.
Water Monster · Mount Boucherie, British Columbia
Witness reports that his mentor saw a massive water creature with its head submerged near a dock while praying with 60 other people.
Water Monster · Lake Champlain, Vermont
Witnesses report seeing a giant creature larger than their 12ft boat in Lake Champlain, captured on drone camera.
Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah
The Millennial Star published reports of additional sightings of the Bear Lake Monster between 1868 and 1880.
Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah
Witnesses report a second, smaller animal followed the first one southward out of sight.
Water Monster · Lake Elizabeth, California
A monster stalked Elizabeth Lake in the 19th century, terrorizing ranchers and eating livestock before rising from the lake and flying eastward.
Water Monster · Tombstone, Arizona
Ranchers reported shooting a beast that looked like a huge alligator with an elongated tail and immense wings spanning 160 feet.
Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland
Map caption describes Nessie seen off Cow Drink swimming out before returning inshore.
Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland
Captain [name] spots an anomaly on sonar near Loch Ness that may be the monster.
Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah
Witnesses report that a large monster was seen rising out of the water to catch an Indian brave bathing in Bear Lake.
Water Monster · Lake Chelan, Washington
Chelan Indians believed a huge dragon hid in the waters of Lake Chelan, ready to devour anyone who came near.
Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah
Indians claim a serpent-like monster with legs has captured Indians in the lake, though it hasn't been seen for many years.
Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland
Map caption describes two creatures moving across the Bay seen by [name], [name], and others.
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Informants report that one Mokele-mbembe had been observed in a deep hole upstream from Moungouma Bai.
Water Monster · Canada
A farmer saw the Ogopogo but had no desire to tell anyone about it.
Water Monster · Canada
The speaker retells a story about a swimmer at Peachfest who disappeared while being watched by a spotter.
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Witness retells a story of a farmer and his son who saw the Ogopogo after farming peace land for 50 years.
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A witness describes a long black shape moving slowly in the moonlight before submerging.
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People near the speaker reported looking for a Loch Ness-like creature in Georgia.
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A caller reports that as a child he and his father saw a huge serpent-like creature coiling in Lake Erie, which shocked a nearby fisherman.
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A villager reports that his great-grandfather had definitely seen the animal.
Water Monster · Canada
The speaker mentions a claim that someone has accurate cell phone footage of Ogopogo and is holding onto it for a million-dollar reward.
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Trusted informants report that the Mokele-mbembe had been seen in the lower Bai River.
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A villager reports that a Mokele-mbembe had been at Lake Tele at one time.
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Map caption describes an oil drum shape which subsequently submerged.
Water Monster · Deer Lodge County, Montana · 1800s
Three fishermen reported crossing a sea serpent taking near the surface, with one Mr. [name] having a good view of it.