| Champ, Champtanystropheus, Champtany(s) |
Lake Champlain | New York State, & Vermont, USA | 130+ sightings recorded. The United States' most famous lake cryptid. First seen by the lake's namesake, explorer Samuel de Champlain. | 1609-present |

An ancient sketch of Champ (modern witnesses describe him as much more Nessie-like)


Sandra Mansi, and her famous photo of Champ