《水经注·卷五》
郭颁《世语》说：晋文王时，孟津出现大鱼，长数百步，高五丈，头在南岸，尾在水中沙洲上的河平侯祠旁，说的就是此祠。
郭颁《世语》曰：晋文王之世，大鱼见孟津，长数百步，高五丈，头在南岸，尾在中渚，河平侯祠即斯祠也。
Guo Ban's World Language says: During the time of King Wen of Jin, a big fish appeared in Mengjin. It was hundreds of steps long and five zhang high. Its head was on the south bank and its tail was by the Hepinghou Temple on the sandbar in the water. The temple refers to this temple.