Ogopogo
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Ogopogo is a legendary lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada, and is often likened to Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogopogo lake monster | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryptid
ⓘ
lake monster ⓘ legendary creature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okanagan Lake monster legends
ⓘ
Okanagan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Syilx people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Loch Ness Monster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | mythical by mainstream science ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
regional mascot
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Loch Ness Monster of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lake serpent ⓘ sea serpent-like creature ⓘ |
| evidenceStatus | unverified ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Canadian media
ⓘ
documentaries about cryptids ⓘ local tourism promotions ⓘ |
| firstReportedCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Naitaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N’ha-a-itk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Canadian legendary creatures
ⓘ
cryptids of North America ⓘ lake monsters in folklore ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Okanagan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Kelowna, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismImpact | Okanagan Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | water spirit legends ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Okanagan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Canadian folklore collections
ⓘ
books on cryptozoology ⓘ |
| mythologyOrigin | Indigenous oral tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian folklore
ⓘ
First Nations folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| reportedColor |
black
ⓘ
dark green ⓘ |
| reportedHabitat | deep waters of Okanagan Lake ⓘ |
| reportedLength | 12 to 15 meters ⓘ |
| reportedShape |
long serpentine body
ⓘ
multiple humps ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scientific skepticism
ⓘ
sightings and eyewitness reports ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ogopogo lake monster