Ms. Que Banh<p>This low elevation river without a regulation structure (dam) supports over 1,100 water users, including irrigators, dairies, vineyards, and domestic households. The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/KoksilahRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KoksilahRiver</span></a> is especially valued for its:</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cultural</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Spiritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spiritual</span></a> significance: The Koksilah aka <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Xwulqwselu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Xwulqwselu</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Watershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watershed</span></a> is central to the identity of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/QuwutsunMustimuhw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QuwutsunMustimuhw</span></a>. A prominent, multi-summit ridge named <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hwsaluutsum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hwsaluutsum</span></a> (formerly known as <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Koksilah" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Koksilah</span></a> Ridge), is central to Quw&#39;utsun Origin stories. Hwsalu-utsum is where the first man, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Syalutsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Syalutsa</span></a>, fell from the sky. Hwsalu-utsum is the origin or headwaters of several tributaries that flow into the Xwulqw&#39;selu Sta&#39;lo&#39; (Koksilah River); including Wild Deer Creek, Kelvin Creek and Glenora Creek. There are many <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SacredPlaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SacredPlaces</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CulturalStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturalStories</span></a> associated with this ridge as well as across the entire watershed. On the southern slopes of Hwsalu-utsum the pockets of rare grasslands have important plants with both spiritual and practical uses. The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/XwulqwseluWatershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XwulqwseluWatershed</span></a> is critically important not only spiritually and for its <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OriginStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OriginStories</span></a>, but also as an important area for fishing, harvesting plants, and hunting.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackroadAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BackroadAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Shawnigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Shawnigan</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DayAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DayTrip</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NaturesPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturesPower</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hydro</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RiversOfBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfVancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RiversOfVancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Historical</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cowichan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cowichan</span></a></p>