《明史·志·卷六十》
动工不久，夏秋洪水发生，黄河、淮河奔流，兴、盐成为沟壑，而海潮又逆流冲击，毁坏范公堤。
兴工未几，伏秋水发，黄、淮奔注，兴、盐为壑，而海潮复逆冲，坏范公堤。
Shortly after the construction of the project, the summer and autumn floods occurred, and the Yellow River and Huai River rushed into Xing and Yan, which became gullies, while the sea tide continued to impact the dyke, destroying the Fan Gong dyke.