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Water Monster reports in Utah

22 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 · Bear Lake, Utah · 1870

    Bear Lake, Utah2 independent sources

    Witness reports that Marion Thomas and three sons of Phineas H. Cook encountered a large, hairy, serpent-headed creature with flippers in Bear Lake while fishing.

  2. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1868

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    [name], [name], [name], [name], and six women report seeing multiple large animals swimming southward at incredible speed.

  3. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 2002

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    [name] claims to have seen a serpent-like creature with dark green skin and red eyes shoot out of the water.

  4. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a water monster in the lake that attacked their horse after they fired rifles at it.

  5. Water Monster · Cache County, Utah · 1907

    Cache County, Utah1 independent source

    Quill Nebeker reports that a monster attacked his pigs and barn but was calmed by music played on a graphophone before floating away in tears.

  6. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1909

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    The narrator notes that while the North Pole has been discovered, the Bear Lake monster remains uncaptured.

  7. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1937

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    A four-year-old claimed to have seen the monster in 1937.

  8. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1869

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Brigham Junior reports that a dozen credible witnesses have jointly and severally beheld a monstrous creature with a horse-like head dashing through Bear Lake.

  9. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Several persons reported seeing a huge animal of some kind in the lake that they could not describe.

  10. Water Monster · Utah Lake, Utah · 1871

    Utah Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a sixty-foot long serpent-like monster in Utah Lake.

  11. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    The Millennial Star published reports of additional sightings of the Bear Lake Monster between 1868 and 1880.

  12. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report a second, smaller animal followed the first one southward out of sight.

  13. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    John Nebeker claims his right hand was injured by the Bear Lake monster.

  14. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1870

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing the head and body of a large creature in Bear Lake that resembled a walrus.

  15. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1868

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses [name] and [name] reported seeing a large aquatic creature in Bear Lake, prompting speculation about its nature.

  16. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1874

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing an animal with a flat face and light snuff-colored fur in Bear Lake that dove and resurfaced.

  17. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1883

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Robinson reported that a party surprised an immense aquatic animal basking on the bank of Bear Lake and fired at it.

  18. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witnesses report that a large monster was seen rising out of the water to catch an Indian brave bathing in Bear Lake.

  19. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1868

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Witness reports that Indians claim a serpent-like monster with legs lives in Bear Lake and has carried away swimmers.

  20. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1907

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Hon. Aquilla Nebeker confirms the appearance of a monster in Bear Lake and describes his own experience with it, noting its size and temperament.

  21. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Indians claim a serpent-like monster with legs has captured Indians in the lake, though it hasn't been seen for many years.

  22. Water Monster · Bear Lake, Utah · 1870

    Bear Lake, Utah1 independent source

    Bro. [name] claimed to have been disturbed by the Bear Lake Monster while resting on its banks and sketched its portrait.