List of reported lake monsters
Below is a list of lake monsters that have been reported worldwide in lakes, reservoirs, ponds and marshes. River monsters and lagoon monsters are not included, nor are confirmed hoaxes and misidentifications, though most of the creatures listed here lack any scientific basis.
List
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Lake | Area | Country | Continent | Name | Type or description | First–last reported sightings | Notes |
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Okanagan Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Ogopogo | Green in color, three humps in the water and a horse-like bearded head. | 1926–2011 | A sighting was reported by the team of Genesis Park. |
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North America | The Serpent | About twenty-five feet long, with a tail which tapers until within about five feet of the end, where it broadens out to look much like a whale. Its head is approximately four feet long and triangular in shape. Its mouth is very long and was armed with two rows of triangular white teeth as sharp as those of a shark, but in shape more like those of a sperm whale. Its body is covered with a horny substance which is as much like the carapace of a terrapin which is brown in color and of a greenish tinge. Its eyes are round like those of a fish. (The Geneva Gazette, July 15, 1899 account by George R. Elwood, Geologist)[1] | 1800's—NR | Possibly related to "Old Greeny" found in Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY |
Cayuga Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Old Greeny | A sea serpent or eel-like creature. Sightings approximate length from 13–35 feet. Multiple accounts of sightings reported in the Ithaca Journal from 1887 - 1979. It is believed that the creature may be related to the Seneca Lake serpent.[2] | 1828–2011 | Sightings began in 1828 shortly after the lake was connected with the Erie Canal. Because of the lake's connection to the Canal, it is believed that the monster may be some sort of a sea creature. |
Reindeer Lake | ![]() |
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Thetis Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Thetis Lake Monster | Possible escaped Tupinambis lizard. | ||
Lake Manitoba | ![]() |
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North America | Manipogo | |||
Lake Winnipegosis | ![]() |
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North America | Winnipogo | |||
Crescent Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Cressie | |||
Lake Simcoe | ![]() |
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North America | Igopogo | Also known as Kempenfelt Kelly. | ||
Muskrat Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Mussie | |||
Lake Superior | ![]() |
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North America | Mishipeshu | Has the head and claws of a panther, but with scales and spines. | ||
Lake Ontario | ![]() |
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North America | Kingstie | (USA/Canada) | ||
Lake Temiskaming | ![]() |
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North America | Mugwump | |||
Lake Memphrémagog | ![]() |
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North America | Memphré | Lake Memphrémagog lies partly in the USA. | ||
White River | ![]() |
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North America | White River Monster, "Whitey" | This monster is said to have been responsible for overturning a confederate munitions boat during the civil war. | ||
Lake Tahoe | ![]() |
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North America | Tahoe Tessie | (California/Nevada) | ||
Lake Tarpon | ![]() |
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North America | Tarpie[3] | |||
Payette Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Sharlie, Slimy Slim | |||
Fulks Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Beast of 'Busco, Oscar the Turtle | |||
Flathead Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Flathead Lake Monster | |||
Lake Hopatcong | ![]() |
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North America | "Lake Hopatcong Monster"[4] | Featured in the book Weird N.J. Vol. 1. | ||
Lake Champlain | ![]() |
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North America | Champ | A reptilian creature, 20 to 40 feet in length, with a long neck, and four flippers, or webbed feet. Possibly capable of echolocation. | (USA/Canada) | |
Lake Willoughby | ![]() |
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North America | Willy | A serpent-like creature, claimed to be up to 23 feet in length. May be a large freshwater eel. | (USA/Canada) | |
Hudson River | ![]() |
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North America | Hudson River Monster, "Kipsy" | |||
Lake Erie | ![]() |
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North America | Bessie, South Bay Bessie | (USA/Canada) | ||
Bear Lake | ![]() |
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North America | Bear Lake Monster, Isabella | Crocodilian | The creature can supposedly crawl onto the shore. | |
Raystown Lake | ![]() |
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North America | "Raystown Ray"[5] | Featured on the Syfy program Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. | ||
Great Salt Lake | ![]() |
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North America | North Shore Monster | Monster crocodilian | ||
Arenal Lagoon[6][7] | Alajuela | ![]() |
North America | A serpentine lake animal similar to Nessie. | |||
Lake Nahuel Huapi |
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South America | "Nahuelito" | |||
Lago Dilolo | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Mamfe Pool | ![]() |
Africa | Mokele-mbembe | ||||
Dilolo Swamps | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Lake Edward | ![]() |
Africa | Irizima | ||||
Maika marshes | ![]() |
Africa | Mahamba | ||||
Lake Victoria | ![]() |
Africa | Lukwata | ||||
Lake Makele | ![]() |
Africa | Mokele-mbembe | ||||
Lake Tanganyika | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe, Pamba | ||||
Lake Bangweulu | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Kafue Flats | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Lake Mweru | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Lake Shiwa Ngandu | ![]() |
Africa | Chipekwe | ||||
Bangweulu Swamp | ![]() |
Africa | Nsanga | ||||
Lake Kariba | ![]() |
Africa | Nyaminyami | Season 4 episode 3 of River Monsters reveals that Nyaminyami was inspired by the Vundu Catfish, southern Africa's largest fish. | |||
Bassenthwaite Lake | ![]() |
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Europe | Eachy | |||
Loch Ness | ![]() |
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Europe | Nessie | The most famous lake monster and one of the most familiar cryptids. | ||
Loch Morar | ![]() |
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Europe | Morag | |||
Loch Maree | ![]() |
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Europe | Muc-sheilch | |||
Lagarfljót | ![]() |
Europe | Lagarfljót Worm | ||||
Lakes of Killarney | ![]() |
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Europe | Muckie | |||
Lake Como | ![]() |
Europe | Lariosauro | ||||
Seljordsvatnet | Telemark | ![]() |
Europe | Seljordsormen | |||
Storsjön | ![]() |
Europe | Storsjöodjuret | in Jämtland | |||
Gryttjen | ![]() |
Europe | Gryttie | in Hälsingland | |||
Brosno Lake | ![]() |
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Europe | Brosno Dragon | Also known as Brosnya. | ||
Labynkyr Lake | ![]() |
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Asia | Labynkyr Monster | |||
Lake Van | ![]() |
Asia | Lake Van Monster | ||||
Lake Kanas | ![]() |
Asia | Lake Kanas Creatures[8] | ||||
Tian Chi | Lake Tianchi | ![]() |
Asia | Lake Tianchi Monster | Lake Tianchi is also known as Lake Chonji, and is also located in North Korea. | ||
Lake Ikeda | Kagoshima | ![]() |
Asia | "Issie" | |||
Hokkaidō | ![]() |
Asia | "Kusshii" | ||||
Lake Pinatubo | Zambales | ![]() |
Asia | Pinatubo monster[9] | Serpent-like creature | ||
Lake Modewarre | ![]() |
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Australia | "Bunyip" | |||
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Lacustrine cryptids are frequently compared to plesiosaurs like Nichollssaura
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A wooden carving of Nyaminyami
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An artist's conception of Storsjöodjuret
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An artist's conception of a Bunyip, 1890
See also
References
- ↑ Seneca County Historical Society http://www.co.seneca.ny.us/history/The%20Sea%20Serpent%20of%20Seneca%20Lake.pdf
- ↑ http://centralny.ynn.com/content/news/668402/legend-of-the-cayuga-lake-monster/
- ↑ McGuiness, Tim (July 4, 2004). "The Legend Of The Lake Tarpon Monster - Tarpon Springs, Florida". McGuiness Publishing. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ↑ http://www.theparanomalist.com2504 monsters of new jersey
- ↑ Raystown Ray
- ↑ Alvarado Induni, Guillermo E (2009). Los volcanes de Costa Rica (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). p. 103. ISBN 9789968316798.
- ↑ http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/febrero/25/elnorte.html
- ↑ "unknown creature in Kanas Lake 新疆喀纳斯湖现湖怪群 - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Pinatubo Monster - The Volcano Lake Serpent". Unknown-creatures.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- Coleman, Loren; Huyghe, Patrick (2003). "Appendix". The Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep. Trumbore, Harry; Lee Rollins, Mark. New York, New York: Penguin Group. p. 358. ISBN 1-58542-252-5.
External links
- Lake Monsters
- Lake Monsters of North America
- Official page of Storsjöodjuret In Swedish, English, German
- GUST Global Underwater Search Team In Swedish and English
- List of Swedish lake monsters In Swedish
- Gryttie homepage in Swedish (basic info in English)
- Atlas Obscura Map of North American Lake Monsters