《明史·志·卷六十》
张问达又说： 漕运之道之所以被毁坏，一是因为黄蝈口的溃决，没有及时堵塞；更因为集中力量开通洳河，以致造成趟家圈淤塞断流，河床一天天增高，河水一天天浅少，而萧家口完全溃决，整个黄河冲破堤防流入淮河，水势殃及皇陵。
问达复言： 运道之坏，一因黄堌口之决，不早杜塞；更因并力泇河，以致赵家圈淤塞断流，河身日高，河水日浅，而萧家口遂决，全河奔溃入淮，势及陵寝。
Zhang Wenda said again: The reason why the Grand Canal was destroyed was that firstly the breach at the Huangguokou was not blocked in time; furthermore because the focus was on opening up the Ruhui waterway, leading to the Zhaijia Circle becoming silted up and cut off, the riverbed gradually increased and the river water gradually became shallow, while the Xiaojiakou breach was completely broken, and the entire Yellow River broke through the embankment and flowed into the Huai River, and the water situation affected the imperial tomb.