《明史·志·卷五十九》
黄陵冈当初修筑三条堤岸，先已溃决失去其二，害怕山东、陕西诸水横流，加以连绵大雨，决堤而直冲张秋，再经由故道入海。
黄陵岁初筑三埽，先已决去其二，惧山、陕诸水横发，加以霖潦，决而趋张秋，复由故道入海。
Huangling Gang had initially had three dikes, two of which had collapsed, and they feared the waters from Shandong and Shaanxi would flood, and as it rained incessantly, the dike collapsed and water flowed straight into Zhangqiu, then entered the sea along the old riverbed.