《明史·志·卷六十》
不如在其南五十里开通周家桥注于草子湖，大量加以开凿疏通，一从金家湾流入芒稻河注入到长江，一从子婴沟流入广洋湖到达大海，则淮水上游一半就有排泄之处了。
莫若於其南五十里开周家桥注草子湖，大加开浚，一由金家湾入芒稻河注之江，一由子婴沟入广洋湖达之海，则淮水上流半有宣泄矣。
"To the north of it, about fifteen li, the Wu family Mound might be opened, so that the waters may be discharged into the Yung-chi River, and conveyed to the sea by the Shen Bay Sluice, the Ching River, the Sha-yang Lake, and then on to the sea; so the lower waters of the Huai would have a resting-place for fully one-half of them."