Ashuaps

FRESHWATER MONSTER of Québec, Canada. 
Etymology: Short for the Ashuapmouchouan River, which flows into Lac St.-Jean. 
Physical description: Length, 30–100 feet. 
Distribution: Lac St.-Jean, Québec. 
Significant sightings: In 1978, Marcel Tardif and his wife saw a blackish animal, 50–60 feet long, off Scott Point. The same day, something overturned a canoe paddled by Michel Verreault, his wife, and daughter. 
Possible explanation: California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) were released into the lake in 1975, though these only reach 8 feet in length. 
Source: Michel Meurger and Claude Gagnon, Lake Monster Traditions: A CrossCultural Analysis (London: Fortean Tomes, 1988), pp. 98–103.
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