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{{Short description|List lake monsters in forklore}}
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The list of [[lake monster|lake and river monster]]s attested in worldwide [[folklore]].

== The list ==
{{Dynamic list}}
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! Body of water
! Area
! Nation
! Continent
! Name(s)
! Description
! First and last reported sightings
! Notes
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|Palmital Ravine, [[Anaga]]
|{{Flag|Tenerife}}
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Anguila peluda]]
|Monstrous hairy eel; with a head covered in hair and a threatening malice in its gaze.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El misterioso viaje de las anguilas desde el Triángulo de las Bermudas a los barrancos canarios|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/canarias/abci-misterioso-viaje-anguilas-desde-triangulo-bermudas-barrancos-canarios-201610072012_noticia.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.es%2Fespana%2Fcanarias%2Fabci-misterioso-viaje-anguilas-desde-triangulo-bermudas-barrancos-canarios-201610072012_noticia.html|access-date=2024-12-11|website=www.abc.es| date=7 October 2016 }}</ref>
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|Alkali Lake
|{{Flag|Nebraska}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Walgren Lake Monster|Alkali Lake Monster]]
|40-foot-long (12&nbsp;m) alligator-like creature with rough, grayish-brown skin and a horn-like appendage located between its eyes and nostrils.
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|[[Aluminé Lake]], [[Limay River]]
|{{Flag|Neuquén}} Province
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|[[South America]]
|[[Nguruvilu]]
|Fox-headed aquatic snake
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|[[Altamaha River]]
|{{Flag|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Altamaha-ha]]
|{{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} long with a snake-like head and flippers like a seal<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Altamaha-ha - Sea Monster of the Georgia Coast|url=https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/altamahaha.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.exploresouthernhistory.com}}</ref>
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|Memaloose Lake 
|{{Flag|Oregon}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Amhuluk
|Serpentine with horns<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gatschet|first=Albert S.|date=1899|title=Water-Monsters of American Aborigines|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/533052|journal=The Journal of American Folklore|volume=12|issue=47|pages=255–260|doi=10.2307/533052|jstor=533052|issn=0021-8715|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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|[[Kalapuya]] Legend
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|Fulk Lake
|{{Flag|Indiana}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Beast of Busco|Beast of 'Busco]], Oscar the Turtle
|Giant Snapping Turtle
|1898–1948
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|[[Lake Erie]]
|{{Flag|Ohio}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Bessie (lake monster)|Bessie]], South Bay Bessie
|Snake-like and {{convert|30|to|40|ft|m|abbr=on}} long, at least a foot (30&nbsp;cm) in diameter, with a grayish color.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-07-08|title=Buffalo Rising {{!}} OTD: 11-12-1933: Happy Anniversary Loch Nessie, from Lake Erie's Bessie!|url=http://archives.buffalorising.com/story/otd_11121933_happy_anniversary|access-date=2020-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104140/http://archives.buffalorising.com/story/otd_11121933_happy_anniversary|archive-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>
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|[[Erie Canal]]
|{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Canal Monster
|Giant snake-like creature<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Canal Monster! |url=https://www.tug44.org/erie.canal/canal-monster/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.tug44.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Legends, myths & paranormal stories put the ‘eerie’ in Erie Canal |url=https://www.waer.org/news/2025-01-16/legends-myths-paranormal-stories-put-the-eerie-in-erie-canal |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=WAER |language=en}}</ref>
|1910-2006
|Said to grab pets and small children into the canal.
|-
|[[Black River (New York)|Black River]]
|{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Black River Monster
|Dark-colored serpentine body with flippers and large bulging eyes<ref name=":1" />
|1951–
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|[[Dillon Reservoir|Lake Dillon]]
|{{Flag|Colorado}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Blue Dilly
|[[Manta ray]] like creature
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|[[Lake Mendota]]	 	
|{{Flag|Wisconsin}}	 	
|{{Flag|USA}}	 
|[[North America]]	 	
|Bozho	 	
|Serpentine creature, sometimes taken for a log until it moves.	
|circa 1860–????	
|Said to play 'pranks' such as chasing boats and tickling bathers' feet.<ref>Wisconsin Historical Society Archives {{cite web|url=http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/39115|title=Folklore Pamphlets 1921-1945:Sea Serpents}}</ref> Namesake of local arts & culture news website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebozho.com/about-us/| title= The Bozho: About Us}}</ref>
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|[[Brosno Lake]]
|{{Flag|Tver Oblast}}
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Brosno Dragon]], Brosnya
|{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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|[[Lake Khaiyr]]
|{{Flag|Sakha}}
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|[[Asia]]
|Lake Khaiyr Monster
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|[[Labynkyr Lake]]
|{{Flag|Sakha}}
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|[[Asia]]
|Labynkyr Devil or Labynkyrsky Chert
|Various descriptions - possibly {{convert|26|ft|m}} long
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|Various swamps, [[billabong]]s, creeks, riverbeds and waterholes across Australia
|{{Flag|Victoria}}
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|[[Australia]]
|[[Bunyip]]
|Variously described as having a round head, an elongated neck, and a body resembling that of an ox, hippopotamus, or manatee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bunyip {{!}} mythological creature|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/bunyip|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
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|Part of traditional Aboriginal beliefs and stories throughout Australia
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|[[Lake Champlain]]
|{{Flag|New York}}<br />
{{Flag|Vermont}}<br />
{{Flag|Quebec}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}<br />{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Champ (folklore)|Champ]]
|A reptilian creature with slimy gray skin, {{convert|20|to|40|ft|m}} in length, with a long neck, a horselike head, and four flippers.<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Charles Mill Lake]] 
|{{Flag|Ohio}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Charles Mill Lake Monster
|Armless Reptilian with luminous green skin and glowing green eyes<ref name=":1" />
|1959–1963
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|[[Chesapeake Bay]]
|{{Flag|Maryland}}
{{Flag|Virginia}}

{{Flag|Delaware}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Chessie (sea monster)|Chessie]]
|Dark-colored snakelike body with flippers.<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Roberts Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador|Crescent Lake]]
|{{Flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Cressie]]
|Eel-Like Lake Monster<ref>{{Cite news|title=What lurks in Crescent Lake? Meet Cressie, N.L.'s water monster {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/water-monster-cressie-1.5340888|access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>
|1950s–present
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|[[Devil's Lake (Wisconsin)|Devil's Lake]]
|{{Flag|Wisconsin}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Devil's Lake Monster
|Fresh Water Octopus<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monsters of the Lake|url=https://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/learning-center/devils-lake-ghosts-monsters/monsters-of-the-lake/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Devil's Lake State Park Area Visitor's Guide - DevilsLakeWisconsin.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Tota]]
|{{Flag|Boyacá}}
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|[[South America]]
|Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), [[Monster of Lake Tota]]
|A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the head of a bull.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-24|title=Five mystical Colombian lakes you have to visit|url=https://www.colombia.co/en/colombia-country/environment/7728/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Colombia Country Brand|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1652–
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|[[Lake Elsinore]]
|{{Flag|California}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Elsie, Hamlet, Lake Elsinore Monster
|Cross between a [[Plesiosaurus|plesiosaur]] and a [[sea serpent]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heimbuch|first=Jeff|date=2016-02-07|title=Crypto Country Courier: Elsie The Lake Monster|url=https://www.horrorbuzz.com/2016/02/07/crypto-country-courier-elsie-the-lake-monster/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=HorrorBuzz|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1884–1994
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|[[Flathead Lake]]
|{{Flag|Montana}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Flossie,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Flathead Lake Monster|url=https://www.flatheadlakers.org/flathead-lake-monster|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Flathead Lakers|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Flathead Lake Monster]],
|Either a {{convert|20|to|40|ft|m}} long eel-like creature; round, brown to blue-black in color and possesses steel-black eyes and undulating hips or a large-sized fish from {{convert|6|to|10|ft|m}} in length.<ref name=":0" />
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|[[Lake Ontario]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Gaasyendietha]]
| Dragon that dwells in rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario. This dragon flies on a trail of fire, and can also spew fire.
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|[[Seneca people|Seneca]] Legend
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|[[Lake Thunderbird]]
[[Oologah Lake|Lake Oolagah]]

[[Tenkiller Ferry Lake|Lake Tenkiller]]
|{{Flag|Oklahoma}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|The Giant Freshwater Octopus
|A {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=on}} long giant [[octopus]], reddish-brown with leathery skin<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2012-08-13|title=Oklahoma Octopus|url=http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes/creatures/oklahoma-octopus/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Animal Planet|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Thought to be responsible for Oklahoma lake drownings<ref name=":2" />
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|[[Gryttjen]]
|{{Flag|Hälsingland}}
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|[[Europe]]
|Gryttie
|Long, serpentine, and potentially horned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GRYTTIE: (SWEDEN) {{!}} Cryptopia - Exploring The Hidden World|url=https://www.cryptopia.us/site/2010/11/gryttie-sweden/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.cryptopia.us}}</ref>
|1980s–
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|[[Herrington Lake]]
|{{Flag|Kentucky}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Harry, Eel-Pig
|Roughly {{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on}} long with a body like that of an eel and a skin tone/pattern reminiscent of a speckled fish. It is said to be as fast as a boat at times, and also possess a stubby pig-like snout and a somewhat curly tail.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptid Profile: The Herrington Lake Eel-Pig|url=https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/19/cryptid-profile-the-herrington-lake-eel-pig|access-date=2020-11-27|website=THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1925-1972
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|[[Hawkesbury River]]
|{{Flag|New South Wales}}
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|[[Australia]]
|Hawkesbury River Monster, Moolyewonk, Mirreeular
|25 to 30-foot (7.6 to 9&nbsp;m) grayish-black [[Plesiosauria|plesiosaur]] with a snake-like head.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hawkesbury River Monster|url=http://www.mysteriousaustralia.com/the_hawkesbury_river_monster.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.mysteriousaustralia.com}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Hodges]]
|{{Flag|California}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Hodgee
|[[Plesiosaurus|Plesiosaurs]] or [[Loch Ness Monster]]-like creature<ref>{{Cite web|last=dweisman|date=2020-11-08|title=Hodgee, the friendly Lake Hodges Monster: Fact or fiction?|url=https://www.escondidograpevine.com/2020/11/08/hodgee-monster/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Escondido Grapevine|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Devil's Lake (Wisconsin)|Devil's Lake]]
|{{Flag|Wisconsin}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Hokuwa
|A long neck and small head, [[Plesiosaurus|plesiosaur]]-like.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Francis|first=Scott|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85822517|title=Monster spotter's guide to North America|publisher=HOW Books|year=2007|isbn=978-1-58180-929-9|edition=1st|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|oclc=85822517}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Simcoe]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Igopogo]], Kempenfelt Kelly
|Seal-like animal. Length, {{convert|12|–|70|ft|m}}. Charcoal-gray color. Dog- or horse-like face. Prominent eyes. Gaping mouth. Neck is like a stovepipe. Several dorsal fins. Fishlike tail.<ref>{{Cite web|last=October 2005|first=Joe Nickell 14|title=Investigators Search for Canadian Lake Monster|url=https://www.livescience.com/410-investigators-search-canadian-lake-monster.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=livescience.com|date=14 October 2005|language=en}}</ref>
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|Also known as [[Kempenfelt Kelly]].
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|[[Iliamna Lake]]
|{{Flag|Alaska}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Illie, [[Iliamna Lake Monster]]s
|Monstrous fish with blunt heads used to smash through boat bottoms. Said to resemble a [[barracuda]], silvery in color with black stripes.<ref name=":1" />
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|First reported by the [[Aleut]] people
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|[[Lake Edward]]
|[[North Kivu]]
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, {{Flag|Uganda}}
|[[Africa]]
|Irizima
|Gigantic hippopotamus with the horns of a rhinoceros upon its head, or a marsh monster with a hippo's legs, an elephant' trunk, a lizard's head, and an aardvark's tail.<ref>{{Citation |last=Parkinson |first=Claire |chapter=Anthropomorphism, mediation and authority |date=2019-07-23 |doi=10.4324/9780429203244-2 |title=Animals, Anthropomorphism and Mediated Encounters |pages=17–42 |series=Routledge human-animal studies |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-20324-4|s2cid=200060296 }}</ref>
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|[[Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah)|Bear Lake]]
|{{Flag|Idaho}}<br>
{{Flag|Utah}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Isabella, [[Bear Lake Monster]]
|Head variously described as being similar to that of a cow, otter, crocodile, or a walrus (minus the tusks). Its size was reported to be at least {{convert|50|ft|m|spell=in}} long, and light cream in color.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fife, Austin E. |title=Saints of sage and saddle: folklore among the Mormons |date=1980 |publisher=University of Utah Press |author2=Fife, Alta Stephens |isbn=0-87480-180-X |edition=Reprint |location=Salt Lake City |oclc=7341384}}</ref>
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|The creature can supposedly crawl onto the shore.
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|[[Lake Ikeda]]
|{{flag|Kagoshima}}
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Issie]]
|A huge [[sauria]]n creature with black humps.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-30|title=Meet Issie, Japan's very own Loch Ness Monster|url=https://soranews24.com/2014/09/30/meet-issie-japans-very-own-loch-ness-monster/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=SoraNews24 -Japan News-|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1978
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|[[Lake Ontario]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Kingstie
|The descriptions over the years have been inconsistent, with color ranging from blue to brown, a large head or no head at all, bristled or bald, teeth like an alligator or toothless.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Torontoist|date=2013-01-16|title=Toronto Urban Legends: The Great Serpent of Lake Ontario|url=https://torontoist.com/2013/01/toronto-urban-legends-the-great-serpent-of-lake-ontario/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Torontoist}}</ref>
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|[[Hudson River]]
|{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Kipsy, [[Hudson River Monster]] 
|[[Sea serpent|Sea Serpent]], [[shark]], or [[manatee]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-10|title=Kipsy the Hudson River Monster - Sightings - Monsters|url=https://cryptidsguide.com/kipsy-the-hudson-river-monster/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Cryptids Guide|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Kussharo]]
|{{flag|Hokkaido}}
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Kusshii]]
|{{convert|30|to|60|ft|m|abbr=on}} long with humps on its back, a long neck and a pair of horns on its head.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Namiki|first=Shin-ichiro|title=Nippon No Kaiki Hyaku|publisher=マガジンランド|year=2007|isbn=9784944101269}}</ref>
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|[[Lagarfljót]]
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|{{Flag|Iceland}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Lagarfljót Worm]]
|Sometimes said to resemble large islands, but at other times to rise out of the water in arches, spanning hundreds of fathoms. People were unsure what sort of monster this was because neither its head nor tail was visible from Skálholtsannáll.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-16|title=The Lagarfljot Wyrm|url=https://visitegilsstadir.is/en/about-egilsstadir/the-lagarfljot-wyrm/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Visitegilsstadir|language=en-US}}</ref>
|1345<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lagarfljótsormurinn Serpent in Lagarfljót Lake in East-Ic...|url=https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/lagarfljotsormurinn-serpent-in-lagarfljot-lake|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Guide to Iceland|language=en}}</ref>-Present
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|[[Lake Leelanau]]
|{{Flag|Michigan}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Lake Leelanau Monster
|A log with eyes<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE LAKE LEELANAU MONSTER|url=https://leelanau.com/the-lake-leelanau-monster/|website=Leelanau}}</ref>
|1910
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|[[Heaven Lake|Lake Tianchi]]
|[[Jilin]], [[Ryanggang Province|Ryanggang]]
|{{Flag|China}}{{Flag|North Korea}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Lake Tianchi Monster]]
|A large turtle-like animal, or a long black creature, some 20–30 meters long with a small head shaped like that of a horse.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNN.com - Chinese Nessie 'alive and well' - July 31, 2002|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/31/china.monster/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=CNN}}</ref>
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|Lake Tianchi is also known as Lake Chonji, and is partly located in North Korea.
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|[[Lake Van]]
|[[Van Province|Van]], [[Bitlis]]
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Lake Van Monster]]
|Said to resemble ancient marine reptiles such as a plesiosaur. 
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|[[Lake Worth (Texas)|Lake Worth]]
|{{Flag|Texas}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Lake Worth Monster]]
|Fishy man-goat, humanoid torso with goat legs, covered in white fur and scales<ref>{{Cite news|date=1969|title=A Cry, A Leap, and a Heave|work=Fort Worth Star Telegram|url=http://star-telegram.com}}</ref>
|1969
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|[[Lake Como]]
|{{Flag|Lombardy}}
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Lariosauro]], Larry
|[[Nothosaur]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy's Lake Como Has A Monster Called Lariosauro|url=https://www.italymagazine.com/news/italys-lake-como-has-monster-called-lariosauro|access-date=2020-11-30|website=ITALY Magazine|language=en}}</ref>
|1949–1957
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|[[Lake Victoria]]
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|{{Flag|Kenya}}{{Flag|Uganda}}
{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Lukwata]]
|{{convert|20|–|30|ft|m}} long, with dark smooth skin and a rounded head<ref>{{Cite book|last=Radford, Benjamin 8|title=Lake monster mysteries: investigating the world's most elusive creatures|author2=Nickell, Joe|date=2006|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-7130-X|location=Lexington, KY|oclc=70262488}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Manitoba]], [[Lake Winnipegosis]]
|{{Flag|Manitoba}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Manipogo]], [[Winnipogo]]
|A long muddy-brown body with humps that show above the water, and a sheep-like head.
|1908–1962
|'''Manipogo''' also known as the '''Winnipogo''' as the Lake Monster is reported to live in Lake Manitoba which is connected to [[Lake Winnipegosis]], Canada. The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957, the name echoing British Columbia's [[Ogopogo]].
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|[[Gudgerama Creek]]
|{{Flag|Northern Territory}}
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|[[Australia]]
|Mannie, Maningrida monster
|{{convert|60|ft|m}} long, dark, scaly, and three-headed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 6, 1972|title=Mysterious Creatures|work=Sydney Herald}}</ref>
|1972
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|[[Lake Memphremagog|Lake Memphrémagog]]
|{{Flag|Vermont}}<br />
{{Flag|Quebec}}
|{{Flag|USA}}<br />{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Memphre|Memphré]]
|[[Plesiosaurus|Plesiosaurs]] or [[Loch Ness Monster]]-like creature<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-15|title=PHOTOS: Quebec And Vermont Share A Lake Monster|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/quebecs-lake-memphremagog_n_1966470|access-date=2020-11-27|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref>
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|Lake Memphrémagog lies partly in the USA.
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|[[Lake Manitou (Indiana)|Lake Manitou]]
|{{Flag|Indiana}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Meshekenabek
|Thirty feet (9&nbsp;m) long, dark in color, possesses a long neck with a horse-like head.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptid Profile: Meshekenabek - The Monster of Lake Manitou|url=https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/11/4/cryptid-profile-the-monster-of-lake-manitou|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Pine Barrens Institute|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Missouri River]]
|{{Flag|Missouri}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Mi-ni-wa-tu
|An amphibious creature with a body like that of a buffalo, covered with red hair. It has a single horn in its forehead, and a single eye. Its back is notched like a saw or gear.<ref>{{Cite web|last=abookofcreatures|date=2015-07-29|title=Mi-ni-wa-tu|url=https://abookofcreatures.com/2015/07/29/mi-ni-wa-tu/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=A Book of Creatures|language=en}}</ref>
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|From [[Lakota people]]s' mythology
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|[[Lake Superior]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Mishipeshu]]
|Has the head and claws of a panther, but with scales and spines.
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|[[Congo River basin|Congo River Basin]]
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|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Mokele-mbembe]]
|[[Apatosaurus]]-like creature<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hagenbeck|first=Carl|title=Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals; an abridged translation by Hugh S. R. Elliot and A. G. Thacker ... with an introduction by P. Chalmers Mitchell ... with photogravure portrait of the author and ninety-nine other illustrations|date=1912|publisher=Longmans, Green, and Co.|location=London|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.34749|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/34749}}</ref>
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|[[Elizabeth Lake (Los Angeles County, California)|Elizabeth Lake]]
|{{Flag|California}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|The Monster of Elizabeth Lake
|Bat wings, the neck of a giraffe, the head of a bulldog, six legs, a length of at least {{convert|50|ft|m|spell=in}}, and emit a horrible nauseating stench.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parzanese|first=Joe|title=The Monster of Elizabeth Lake|url=http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=37|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Weird California|language=en}}</ref>
|1830–1886
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|[[Loch Morar]]
|{{Flag|Scotland}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Morag (loch monster)|Morag]]
|{{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} serpent-like creature.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bord, Janet|title=Alien animals : a worldwide investigation|author2=Bord, Colin|date=1985|publisher=Panther|isbn=0-586-06469-9|edition=Rev.|location=London|oclc=19351810}}</ref>
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|[[Lakes of Killarney]]
|{{Flag|Munster}}
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Muckie]]
|{{convert|27|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} snake-like creature<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Lurks In Muckross Lake?|url=https://www.rte.ie//archives/2018/0808/983812-what-lurks-in-muckross-lake/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=RTÉ Archives|language=en}}</ref>
|2003
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|[[Loch Maree]]
|{{Flag|Scotland}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Muc-sheilch]]
|Physically identical to Nessie
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|[[Lake Temiskaming]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Mugwump (folklore)|Mugwump]]
|Approximately {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} long, a black, glistening head with protruding eyeballs
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|[[Lake Alexandrina (South Australia)|Lake Alexandrina]]
|{{Flag|South Australia}}
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|[[Australia]]
|[[Muldjewangk]]
|Sometimes portrayed as evil merfolk (half man half fish), or times as a gargantuan monster. It is also inconsistent whether there are many of the creatures, or a single "The Muldjewangk".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallbank|first=Mark|date=2014-01-19|title=Muldjewangk {{!}} Paranormal NZ|url=https://hauntedauckland.com/site/muldjewangk/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Paranormal New Zealand|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Muskrat Lake]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Mussie]]
|Variously described as a [[walrus]], a [[sturgeon]], or as a three-eyed [[Loch Ness Monster]]-like creature<ref>{{Cite web|title=The story of Muskrat Lake monster|url=https://ottawasun.com/2014/07/27/the-story-of-muskrat-lake-monster|access-date=2020-11-27|website=ottawasun|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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[[Lake Nahuel Huapi]]
|{{Flag|Río Negro Province}} and {{Flag|Neuquén}} Province
|{{Flag|Argentina}}
|[[South America]]
|[[Nahuelito]]
|[[Plesiosaurus|Plesiosaurs]] or [[Loch Ness Monster]]-like creature.<ref>{{Citation|title=El poder en la solidificación del relato histórico|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1w76t09.8|work=Santa Bárbara, el barrio que no soportó las tempestades|pages=119–144|publisher=Editorial Universidad del Rosario|doi=10.2307/j.ctt1w76t09.8|isbn=978-958-738-882-4|access-date=2020-11-30|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|1910–2024
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|[[Loch Ness]]
|{{Flag|Scotland}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Nessie]]
|[[Plesiosaurus|Plesiosaurs]]-like
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|[[Lake Norman]]
|{{Flag|North Carolina}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Normie, Lake Norman Monster
|Long and serpentine with scaly fins and flippers, a dog-like head, and red eyes.<ref name=":1" />
|1967– 
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|[[Great Salt Lake]]
|{{Flag|Utah}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[North Shore Monster]], Great Brine Shrimp, Old Briney
|Monster [[crocodilian]] or monstrous shrimp-like crustacean
|1840–
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|[[Bangweulu Swamp]]
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|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Nsanga]]
|[[Crocodile]]-like animal with smooth skin and hooked claws.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Heuvelmans, Bernard.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/958102058|title=On the track of unknown animals|publisher=Routledge|others=Garnett, Richard., Lindbergh, Alika, 1929-, Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995.|year=2014|isbn=978-1-315-82885-5|location=London|oclc=958102058|orig-year=1995}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Kariba]]
|
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Nyami Nyami]]
|Dragon-like creature with a snake's torso and the head of a fish.<ref>{{Citation|title=Zambezi River|date=2005-04-07|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43983|work=African American Studies Center|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43983|isbn=978-0-19-530173-1|access-date=2020-11-27|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|
|Season 4 episode 3 of [[River Monsters]] reveals that Nyaminyami was inspired by the [[Vundu|Vundu Catfish]], southern Africa's largest fish.
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|[[East Okoboji Lake]]
|{{Flag|Iowa}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Underwater panther|Obojoki]]
|A large dark greenish-brown animal with a head the size of a bowling ball.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cryptids|first=Cryptomundo|title=Cryptomundo » East Okoboji Sea Serpent?|url=http://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/okoboji/|access-date=2020-11-30|language=en-us}}</ref>
|1903–2001
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|[[Onondaga Lake]]
|{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Oggie
|Giant [[salamander]]<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Okanagan Lake]]
|{{Flag|British Columbia}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Ogopogo]]
|Green in color, three humps in the water and a horse-like bearded head.
|1926–2011
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|[[Finger Lakes]]
|{{Flag|New York}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Old Greeny
|[[Green]] Eel-like serpent<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Turtle Lake (Saskatchewan)|Turtle Lake]]
|{{Flag|Saskatchewan}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Turtle Lake Monster]]
|Large ancient looking fish-like creature similar to a River Sturgeon; could in fact be trapped River Sturgeon. There might be up to three of them.
|1923–Present
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|[[Lake Utopia (New Brunswick)|Lake Utopia]]
|{{Flag|New Brunswick}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Lake Utopia (New Brunswick)|Old Ned]]
|Approximately {{convert|20|ft|m}} in length, having a large head, being reddish-brown or dark red in color, Eel-like<ref>{{Cite web|last=Turnbull|first=Stephen|title=The Lake Utopia Monster|url=http://psican.org/index.php/cryptozoology/543-the-lake-utopia-monster|access-date=2020-11-28|website=psican.org}}</ref>
|1867–present
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|[[Great Slave Lake]]
|{{Flag|Northwest Territories}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|Ol' Slavey{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
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|[[Lake Pend Oreille]]
|{{Flag|Idaho}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Pend Oreille Paddler]]
|[[Plesiosaurus|Plesiosaurs]] or [[Loch Ness Monster]]-like creature<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rawlings|first=Tara|title=THE PEND OREILLE PADDLER|url=https://shscedarpost.com/9043/arts-and-culture/the-pend-oreille-paddler/|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Cedar Post}}</ref>
|1940s–1996
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|[[Lake Pepin]]
|{{Flag|Minnesota}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Pepie
|Large Serpent Like Creature<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pepie the Lake Pepin Monster {{!}} Lake City, MN|url=https://www.visitlakecity.org/pepie-the-lake-pepin-monster/|access-date=2020-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Bueng Khong Long District|Bueng Khong Long]], [[Mekong River]] 
|{{Flag|Bueng Kan}}<br>{{Flag|Nong Khai}}
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Phaya Naga]]
|Serpent-like creature
|Ancient times–present
|Scientists and researchers at the Faculty of Science of Chulalongkorn University have attributed these seemingly preternatural phenomena to [[standing waves]] in water, and posit that the existence of Phaya Nak is similar to belief in [[Loch Ness Monster]] in Scotland or [[Ogopogo]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-08-30|title=มอง "พญานาคเล่นน้ำ" ที่บึงโขงหลงในมุมนักวิทยาศาสตร์|trans-title=A "water dragon" at the Bung Khong Long in science.|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Science/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9540000109577|access-date=2017-04-30|work=[[ASTV Manager]]|language=th}}</ref>
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|[[Pocomoonshine Lake]]
|{{Flag|Maine}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Poco
|30–60-foot-long (9–18&nbsp;m) snake<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-08|title=The Monster Of Pocomoonshine Lake and 9 Other Creepy New England Legends|url=https://madmikesamerica.com/2015/12/the-monster-of-pocomoonshine-lake-and-9-other-creepy-new-england-legends/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=MadMikesAmerica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=POCOMOONSHINE LAKE MONSTER|url=http://www.mainething.com/alexander/memories/POCOMOONSHINE%20LAKE%20MONSTER.htm|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.mainething.com}}</ref>
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|[[Lake Pohenegamook]]
|{{Flag|Quebec}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|Ponik
|Dark Serpentine body and a horse-like head with [[catfish]]-like whiskers<ref name=":1" />
|1874–present
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|[[Lake Superior]]
|{{Flag|Ontario}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|Pressie
|Dark serpentine body with a long neck, a whale-like tail, and whiskers.<ref name=":1" />
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|[[Seljordsvatnet]]
|{{flag|Telemark}}
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Seljordsormen]], Selma
|30 to 45-foot (9 to 14&nbsp;m) serpent-like creature, resembling a large anaconda; some reports even include several humps on its back.
|1750<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-15|title=Is Selma the sea serpent alive and well in the lakes of Norway?|url=https://us.blastingnews.com/news/2016/09/is-selma-the-sea-serpent-alive-and-well-in-the-lakes-of-norway-001121029.html|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Blasting News|language=en}}</ref>- Present
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|[[Chini Lake|Tasik Chini]]
|{{Flag|Pahang}}
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Asia]]
|''[[Seri Gumum Dragon|Seri Gumum]]''
|Legendary dragon-like creature mentioned in old folklore, and other literary works 
|
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|[[Payette Lake]]
|{{Flag|Idaho}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Sharlie]], Slimy Slim, The Twilight Dragon
|Serpent
|
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|[[Lake Powell]]
|{{Flag|Arizona}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Skin Fin
|Possesses a large dorsal fin like that of a shark, a body built like an elephant, the flat wide tail of a manatee, and a head and neck like a miniature brontosaurus. Its skin is described as being a dark oily black and smooth like that of an eel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptid Profile: Skin Fin- The Lake Powell Monster|url=https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/19/cryptid-profile-skin-fin-the-lake-powell-monster|access-date=2020-11-27|website=THE PINE BARRENS INSTITUTE|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Lake De Smet]]
|{{Flag|Wyoming}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Smetty
|Head like a horse, a bony ridge down its back, and about {{convert|40|ft|m}} long.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Delap |first=Ian |title=Wyoming Beasts & Where To Find Them: Lake DeSmet Monster|url=https://mycountry955.com/wyoming-beasts-where-to-find-them-lake-desmet-monster/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=My Country 95.5|date=3 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Storsjön]]
|{{Flag|Jämtland}}
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Storsjöodjuret]]
|Humped back and a long neck and tail. It has grayish-brown skin with a yellow underbelly, a dog-like head, and a body anywhere between {{convert|10|and|42|ft|m}} in length.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-25|title=Meet Storsjöodjuret, the Legendary Swedish Lake Monster That Rivals Nessie|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/551910/move-over-nessie-swedens-has-its-own-infamous-lake-monster|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref>
|1635–
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|[[Lake Tahoe]]
|{{Flag|California}}{{Flag|Nevada}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Tahoe Tessie]]
|Large, serpent-like creature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weird California|url=http://www.weirdus.com/states/california/bizarre_beasts/tessie/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.weirdus.com}}</ref>
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|Rivers, Lakes, and Caves throughout New Zealand<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|title=Taniwha|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/taniwha|access-date=2020-11-30|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en}}</ref>
|
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Australia]]
|[[Taniwha]]
|Resembles a shark, dragon, or whale, or a shapeshifter that can appear like any of those animals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-12|title=10 Legendary Monsters of Australasia and Antarctica|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12772/10-legendary-monsters-australasia-and-antarctica|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref>
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|Creatures from [[Māori people|Māori]] folklore
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|[[Bala Lake]]
|{{Flag|Wales}}
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[Europe]]
|Teggie{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
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|[[Thetis Lake]]
|{{Flag|British Columbia}}
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|[[North America]]
|[[Thetis Lake Monster]]
|Creature with "silvery scaled skin, sharp claws, and spikes on its head.
|1972
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|Lake Lepel
|{{Flag|Vitebsk}}
|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Tsmok]]
|Behemoths with the head of a deer or snake and the body of a seal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Karatkievich|first=Vladzimir|title=Hrystos Pryzyamlіўsya ¢ Garodnі: Evangelle Іudy Hell|publisher=Bellitfond|year=1990|isbn=985-6576-14-8|location=Belarus}}</ref>
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|[[Wallowa Lake]]
|{{Flag|Oregon}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Wally, Wallowa Lake Monster
|A long, serpent-like creature, often compared in appearance to the Chinese Dragon, with multiple humps on its back which can be seen when the creature swims along the surface of the water, some accounts also include horns atop the beasts head.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unknown Explorers - Wallowa Lake Monster|url=http://www.unknownexplorers.com/wallowalakemonster.php|access-date=2020-11-28|website=www.unknownexplorers.com}}</ref>
|
|Originated in [[Nez Perce people|Nez Pearce]] Legend
|-
|[[White River (Arkansas)|White River]]
|{{Flag|Arkansas}}
|{{Flag|USA}}
|[[North America]]
|Whitey, [[White River Monster]]
|A gray fish-like creature with a horn sticking out from its forehead sometimes described as having a spiny back {{convert|20|ft|m|spell=in}} long.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/white-river-monster-2790/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|This monster is said to have been responsible for overturning a Confederate munitions boat during the [[American Civil War|civil war]].
|-
| [[Arenal Lake|Arenal Lagoon]]<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=U87jyJf2DCsC&q=monstruo+de+la+laguna+del+volcan+arenal+costa+rica&pg=PA103 | title = Los volcanes de Costa Rica | isbn = 9789968316798 | last1 = Alvarado Induni | first1 = Guillermo E | year = 2009|page=103| publisher = EUNED |edition=3rd|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/febrero/25/elnorte0.html|title=Misterio|work=aldia.cr|language=es}}</ref>
|{{flag|Alajuela}}
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}
|[[North America]]
|
|Cow-headed, horned, and serpentine<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lake Arenal, Costa Rica Vacation Info|url=http://www.lakelubbers.com/lake-arenal-853/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Lakelubbers}}</ref>
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| [[St. Johns River]]<ref name=Johnnie>{{cite web |url= https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/in-search-of-the-st-johns-river-monster/ |title= In search of the St. Johns River Monster|last= Gilmore |first= Tim |date= September 9, 2020 |website= The Jaxson|access-date= January 13, 2021}}</ref>
|{{flag|Florida}}
|{{Flag|United States}}
|[[North America]]
|St. Johns River Monster, Johnnie, Borinkus
|Serpentine, with horns and a ridge on its back<ref name=Johnnie/>
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|[[Sacramento River]]<ref name="Wetlash">{{Cite web|url=https://memphisghostinvestigations.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Paranormal-Underground-April-2020.pdf/ |title=Wetlash Sighting in California}}</ref>
|{{flag|California}}
|{{Flag|United States}}
|[[North America]]
|Wetlash
|Water elemental, that resembles an elf made completely of water
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|[[Zegrze Reservoir]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miejscowa.pl/content/view/1239/961/|title=Chcą wskrzesić legendę zegrzyńskiej Paskudy|website=mejscowa.pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514220750/http://www.miejscowa.pl/content/view/1239/961/|archive-date=2007-05-14|language=pl}}</ref>
|{{flagicon image|POL województwo mazowieckie flag.svg}} [[Masovian Voivodeship]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Zegrze Reservoir Monster]]
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Nyaminyami.jpg|A wooden carving of [[Nyaminyami]]
File:Storsjöodjuret.jpg|An artist's concept of [[Storsjöodjuret]]
File:Bunyip 1890.jpg|An artist's concept of a [[Bunyip]], 1890
File:Naga Head.jpg|Head of Phaya Nak at [[Songkhla Lake]], Thailand
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Lakes}}
*[[List of cryptids]]
*[[Underwater panther]]
*[[Sea monster]]s

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lake Monsters, List of}}
[[Category:Lake monsters]]
[[Category:Lists of legendary creatures]]