《明史·志·卷五十九》
诸水跟着往这里排泄，堤岸因此而溃决，沟渠因此而淤塞，雨水多就泛滥，雨水少就枯竭，漕运通道因此而受阻。
诸水从之而泄，堤以溃，渠以淤，涝则溢，旱则涸，漕道由此阻。
All the waters were discharged here accordingly, and as a result the embankment collapsed and the canals were blocked, causing widespread flooding when there was too much rain and drought when there wasn't enough, and thus the channel for the grain transport was blocked.