Case file · Cryptid
Ogopogo
A lake monster said to live in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, rooted partly in Syilx (Okanagan) water-spirit traditions.
1924 CE · 49.55, -119.60 · status: legend
The account
The colonial name came from a music-hall song first heard in Vernon in 1924, a version of which was printed in 1926. Ogopogo is now a regional mascot.
The sceptical view
No physical evidence exists, and scholars trace the modern monster partly to a popular song and regional promotion.
Connections in the atlas
- Folden film of Ogopogo
- Ogopogo (N’ha-a-itk)
- Champ, the Lake Champlain monster
- Cadborosaurus ('Caddy')
- Loch Ness Monster