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18 Lake Monsters of Canada & USA 59

18 Waters in the U.S. and

Canada that Have

Reported Mystery Lake

Monsters

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13. Lake Tahoe- Nevada, California
First reported by Native American tribes,
the large serpent-like creature in the lake is said
to be over 80 feet in length with multiple humps
emerging from the water.
In the last 50 years, boaters and
fishermen on the lake have seen and reported
Tahoe Tessie many times, including one
eyewitness report by police and divers in the
area.

14. Lake Memphremagog - Quebec &
Vermont
Over the last 150 years there have been
more than 200 sightings of the mysterious
Memphre in this lake.
The creature is purported to have an
elongated neck, small head, and a wide body
with flippers similar to that of Nessie in
Scotland. times over many years. C:Canada M:North America N:Ogopogo
Another of the Loch Ness Monster type
15. Wallowa Lake - Oregon of creatures, it is said to possibly be a leftover L:Seneca Lake A:New York C:USA M:North
This beast of the northwest is said to from the glacial age when Champlain was easily America N:The Serpent
have a long body and horns on its head. accessible from the Atlantic Ocean.
Native tribes were well aware of a Most witnesses recall seeing a wide- L:Cayuga Lake A:New York C:USA M:North
creature living in the waters of this lake for bodied animal with a long slender neck and a America N:Old Greeny
many years. head the size of a goat. It has flippers and moves
A prospector in the 1800s crossing the gracefully, albeit quickly. L:Lake Teedyuskung A:Pennsylvania C:USA
lake in a boat described it as 110 feet long, Champ has been ingrained into the local M:North America N:Teedy
having a large flat head, and bellowed like a cultures as a real and unique, if not proven,
cow. species and is actually protected under New L:Ballston Lake A:New York C:USA M:North
York and Vermont law. America N:Big Tim
16. Crescent Lake - Newfoundland
Referred to as “Woodum Haoot,” or Have ancient sea creatures survived and thrived L:Reindeer Lake A:Saskatchewan C:Country
pond devil by Native Canadians, Cressie has a in the lakes and waterways of North America? M:North America N:None Given
reputation for being a long eel-like animal that Could these things simply be credible
swims on the lake. animals such as sturgeons, seals, or even large L:Thetis Lake A:British Columbia C:Canada
Two men in the 1950s trying to retrieve eels? M:North America N:Thetis Lake Monster
an “overturned boat” watched as it spun around Perhaps these are some undiscovered
and dove under the water. species, shy and elusive but living right under L:Lake Manitoba A:Manitoba C:Canada
In the 1980s two divers attempting to our noses. M:North America N:Manipogo
recover the body of a downed pilot were Since humans have lived in what we now
attacked by a school of unusually large eels and call the United States and Canada they have L:Cold Lake A:Alberta C:Canada :North
were forced to retreat. been documenting stories about large creatures America N:Kinosoo
swimming in the water.
17. Okanagan Lake - British Columbia When you look at all the pictures and L:Lake Winnipegosis A:Manitoba C:Canada
The name Ogopogo is synonymous with video it’s hard to make a real call, isn’t it? [] M:North America N:Winnipogo
lake monsters in North America right next to
Champ. Reported Lake Monster L:Crescent Lake A:Newfoundland and
Described as a huge sea-snake over 50 Labrador C:Canada M:North America
feet in length and having a head like a horse, from Around The World: N:Cressie

Ogopogo has been seen by humans since the
L:Lake Simcoe A:Ontario C:Canada M:North
19th century. Key for the following:l
In 1926, 30 cars full of people near L - Lake America N:Igopogo
Mission Beach all claimed to see the same large A - Area
creature swimming in the lake. C - Country L:Muskrat Lake A:Ontario C:Canada M:North
Several grainy videos and numerous M - Continent America N:Mussie
pictures have supported the sightings, but still N - Name
proven nothing. L:Lake Superior A:Ontario C:Canada M:North
America N:Mishipeshu
L:Lake Mendota A:Wisconsin C:USA M:North
18. Lake Champlain - NY, VT, Quebec America N:Bozho
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One of the most famous of all lake
monsters, Champ has been reported hundreds of L:Okanagan Lake A:British Columbia