List of reported lake monsters

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Below is a list of lake monsters that have been reported worldwide in lakes, reservoirs, ponds and marshes, containing the names of the lakes and reported lake monsters. River monsters and lagoon monsters are not included, nor are confirmed hoaxes and misidentifications.

Contents 1 Lake monster locations and names 1.1 North and Central America 1.1.1 Canada 1.1.1.1 British Columbia 1.1.1.2 Manitoba 1.1.1.3 Newfoundland 1.1.1.4 Ontario 1.1.1.5 Quebec 1.1.2 United States 1.1.2.1 Alaska 1.1.2.2 California 1.1.2.3 Florida 1.1.2.4 Idaho 1.1.2.5 Indiana 1.1.2.6 Minnesota 1.1.2.7 Nevada 1.1.2.8 New York 1.1.2.9 Ohio 1.1.2.10 Oklahoma 1.1.2.11 Utah 1.1.2.12 Vermont 1.1.2.13 Wisconsin 1.2 Africa 1.2.1 Angola 1.2.2 Cameroon 1.2.3 Chad 1.2.4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.2.5 Ethiopia 1.2.6 Kenya 1.2.7 Republic of the Congo 1.2.8 Tanzania 1.2.9 Zambia 1.2.10 Zimbabwe 1.3 Europe 1.3.1 England 1.3.2 Scotland 1.3.3 Sweden 1.4 Asia 1.4.1 China 1.5 Oceania 1.5.1 Australia 1.5.1.1 Western Australia 1.5.1.2 Victoria 1.5.2 New Zealand 2 References and External links

[edit] Lake monster locations and names

[edit] North and Central America

[edit] Canada

[edit] British Columbia

• Okanagan Lake - Ogopogo
• Thetis Lake - Thetis Lake Monster

[edit] Manitoba

• Lake Manitoba, West Hawk Lake - Manipogo
• Lake Winnipeg, Lake Winnipegosis - Winnipogo

[edit] Newfoundland

• Crescent Lake - Cressie

[edit] Ontario

• Lake Simcoe - Kempenfelt Kelly, Igopogo
• Muskrat Lake - Mussie
• Lake Ontario - Kingstie
• Lake Temiskaming - Mugwump
• Thunder Bay - merbeing
• Lake of the Woods (partly in USA) - Woodsie

[edit] Quebec

• Lake Memphrémagog (partly in USA) - Memphré
• Lac Decaire - Lizzie
• Lac Pohénégamook - Ponik
• Lac Simon - White shark
• Lac Hertel in Mont-Saint-Hilaire - Le Monstre du Lac Hertel (Note that this story has been popularized by a song by rock band Groovy Aardvark, but no sightings seem to have been reported; also the lake has a maximum depth of only 9 meters (29.5 feet), which would not be sufficient for a "monster" to hide)

[edit] United States

[edit] Alaska

• Iliamna Lake - Illie

[edit] California

• Lake Elsinore - Hamlet
• Lake Tahoe (California/Nevada) - Tahoe Tessie
• Elizabeth Lake
• Fish Lake - Giant salamander
• Folsom Lake - Crocodilian
• Homer Lake - Manitou

[edit] Florida

• Lake Tarpon - Tarpie^[1]

[edit] Idaho

• Payette Lake - Sharlie, Slimy Slim

[edit] Indiana

• Fulks Lake - Beast of 'Busco, Oscar the Turtle

[edit] Minnesota

• Lake Pepin - Pepie

[edit] Nevada

• Lake Tahoe (California/Nevada) - Tahoe Tessie

[edit] New York

• Lake Champlain (USA/Canada) - Champ
• Hudson River (USA) - Hudson River Monster

[edit] Ohio

• Lake Erie (USA/Canada) - Bessie, South Bay Bessie

[edit] Oklahoma

• Lake Thunderbird - Monster Freshwater Octopus

[edit] Utah

• Bear Lake, (Idaho/Utah) - Isabella, Bear Lake Monster
• Great Salt Lake - Monster crocodilian

[edit] Vermont

• Lake Champlain (USA/Canada) - Champ

[edit] Wisconsin

• Rock Lake - Rocky

[edit] Africa

[edit] Angola

• Lago Dilolo - Chipekwe

[edit] Cameroon

• Mamfe Pool - Mokele-mbembe

[edit] Chad

• Lake Chad - Auli

[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Dilolo Swamps - Chipekwe
• Lake Edward - Irizima
• Maika marshes - Mahamba

[edit] Ethiopia

• Lake T'ana - Auli

[edit] Kenya

• Lake Victoria - Lukwata

[edit] Republic of the Congo

• Lake Makele - Mokele-mbembe
• Lake Tebeki - Mokele-mbembe
• Lake Télé - Mokele-mbembe

[edit] Tanzania

• Lake Tanganyika - Chipekwe, Pamba

[edit] Zambia

• Lake Bangweulu, Kafue Flats, Lake Mweru, Lake Shiwa Ngandu - Chipekwe
• Bangweulu Swamp - Nsanga
• Lake Kashiba - Ichitapa

[edit] Zimbabwe

• Lake Kariba - Nyaminyami

[edit] Europe

[edit] England

• Bassenthwaite Lake - Eachy
• Windermere - Eachy

[edit] Scotland

• Loch Ness - Loch Ness Monster or "Nessie"; perhaps the most famous of all lake monsters

[edit] Sweden

• Storsjön in Jämtland - Storsjöodjuret
• Gryttjen in Hälsingland - Gryttie
• Varberg Fortress Moat Monster

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

• Lake Kanas^[2]
• Tian Chi (China/North Korea) - Lake Tianchi Monster

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

• Bunyip

[edit] Western Australia

• Lake Argyle - Aggie

[edit] Victoria

• Lake Modewarre - "bunyip"

[edit] New Zealand

• Lake Coleridge, "Lakey"

[edit] References and External links

• The Global Lake Monster Database
• 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)