《明史·志·卷六十一》
担心淮水向东侵犯，修筑高家堰抵挡其上游，修筑王简、张福二堤防止其分泄。
虑淮东侵，筑高家堰拒其上流，筑王简、张福二堤御其分泄。
Fearing the Huai River would flood eastward, a dam was built at Gaojia to resist it upstream, and Wangjian and Zhangfu dikes were built to prevent it from overflowing.