What Is Ogopogo (Ogo Pogo)?

Is He A Real Monster Of The Lake Okanagan?

Is Okanagan Lake's longest resident, Ogopogo (aka Ogo Pogo) a real monster of the lake?

They say that he lives somewhere near Squally Point and Rattlesnake Island near Peachland BC, but has been seen in different areas.

Prehistoric Sea Monsters - Plesiosaur's (ple-zee-o-soars)

Modern legends of aquatic monsters, like the Loch Ness Monster and Ogo Pogo, are at times described as surviving populations of plesiosaurs sightings.

Pleseiosaurs, a meat eating marine reptile, existed millions of years ago during the Jurrasic Period, and lived until the K-T extinction period where mass destruction of animal and plant species occurred.

Plesiosaurs were said to have either long or short neck bodies, short tails, and flipper like limbs.

They are said to have ranged in size from 3 to 20 meters.

Scientists believe Ogopogo could be a giant sea serpent, some sort of aquatic dinosaur left over from the Ice Age, thousands of years ago!

The Okanagan Lake monster is believed to be one of more than 30 other marine type creatures that live on earth.

The Ogopogo Legend

"N'ha-A-Itk", the 'sacred creature of the water', or 'lake demon', was originally a demon possessed man who had committed murder.

At the mercy of Aboriginal gods, he was sentenced to eternal fate in Okanagan Lake. Punishment for his crime.

It is still believed by some, that this lake monster, of giant proportions, lives in an underwater cave off Squally Point, a rough stretch of water near Rattlesnake Island, across from Peachland BC.

Looking For The Ogopogo Lake Monster?

There have been hundreds, or even thousands, more sightings of the Okanagan lake monster, which date back as far as the late 1800's.

More Ogopogo (Ogo Pogo) Information.... :-)

• Ogo Pogo sightings
• Historic facts about Ogo Pogo - (and kind of funny too!)

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