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Combined Gazetteer of Sizhou and Hong County, Volume 20

Military Inspection Records: River Management and Grain Transport, Part 2

Guiren Dike
Literally the "Returning to Benevolence" Dike, a major hydraulic structure built to protect the area from the flooding of the Huai and Yellow Rivers.

Huai River Sizhou City Si River Sizhou was a prominent administrative center located at the confluence of the Huai and Si rivers. The city was famously submerged by the rising waters of Hongze Lake in 1680.

White Deer Lake

Hong County This area gathers the waters from Yonggu and Jicun Lakes, along with accumulated rainwater and various spring sources; they all converge here to flow into the Yellow River.

White Poplar River
original: "Baiyang River."

Little River Mouth

Daiqiu Lake
original: "Waiting Hill Lake."