《明史·志·卷六十四》
教谕唐敏说： 常熟耿泾塘，往南连接梅里，通到昆承湖，往北到达大江。
教谕唐敏言： 常熟耿泾塘，南接梅里，通昆承湖，北达大江。
Tang Min said: The Gengjing Dam in Changshu is connected to Meili in the south and leads to Kunchenghu Lake. It reaches the Yangtze River in the north.