《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记二》
饭后，从桥北溯灵渠北岸往东走，不久稍向北渡过一条大溪，就是湘江的本流了，上游已筑起堤坝不通船。
饭后，由桥北溯灵渠北岸东行，已折而稍北渡大溪，则湘水之本流也，上流已堰不通舟。
After eating, we followed the north bank of the Lingqu Canal eastwards from the north side of the bridge. Before long, we crossed a large creek slightly to the north. That was the main channel of the Xiangjiang River, and a dike had already been built upstream to prevent ships from passing through.