Introduction to the River - Silt River

Silt River The first major tributary of the Huiji River and the second largest river in the northern part of the county has 10 branches, which were initially lost and were re-dredged in the eighth year of Qing Yongzheng (1730). In the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869), the Yongji Canal was named after the meaning of "Yongji Shengmin", and it was also known as the Silt River with serious silt in water. In present-day Daoyuan Kaifeng County, Tubaigang Township, Damenzhai Village, in the north and south of Qi County, into the west, southeast to Wangzhuang, Wutang, Jizhai West, to the southwest of Sunfu Zhai turned east, to the northeast of Xingxing, circle Zhanghe North, joined on the north bank, Qin Fenggou came west, joined on the south bank. It also goes east to the north of Shanzhai, to the east of Xiaozhai, and after the confluence of Jimin Ditch and Jinshi Ditch, it joins the north bank. It flows east to Yangzhuanggou and Lao Genggou in the northeast of Kuroki and merges on the north bank. Turn south, line Heimu East, Haozhuang, Yinzhuang southwest, and then east to the north of Qianhua Village, cross ditch west, join the west bank. It is also to the east, southwest of the luggage building, to the northwest of Maolou through the Lanqi Highway, and to the southeast, to the north of XingfuLizhuang, to the southeast of the Twelve Mile Village, the north of duzhuang river, and joins on the north bank. And southeast, line DaguoZhai, Hou hoard, former hoard, Dongying, Qianying East, fold southeast, Tiancheng Zhaigou northeast, join on the east bank. It then went south to the south of Laoxuzhuang and joined the Huiji River on the north bank. Length of internal flow (main stream) 24. 2 km, basin area 152. 7-618． 3 square kilometers. The water is strong in summer and autumn, and dry in winter and spring, and there are many waterlogged areas along the coast. The water is light and can be raised for fish. It is necessary to bear the discharge of sewage from kaifeng power plants, and to irrigate rice in Kai and Lan'er counties and drain water during the flood period.

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This river has not been repaired since the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730). In the twenty-first year of Daoguang (1841), the Yellow River broke zhangjiawan overflowing, and the river channel was destroyed, and the Qinfeng, Jiaola, Heimu, Handian, Suanmu, and Shantou 6 Societies along the river would be flooded every time. In the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), the Huiji River was repaired in the winter to make the water return, and then the planning was made, and the apricot line was based on the ancient Suishui and Yangliu River Old Roads, and a new road was opened below, and according to the original terrain, it was dug three, five, and eight feet, with a bottom width of 3 zhang, a surface width of 5 zhang, and an embankment was built on both sides. It was winter, and the 4 societies of Kuroki, Suanmu, Handian and Shantou were first repaired to the east of the apricot line; on October 22 of the following year (lunar calendar), the migrant workers of the Qinfeng and Jiaola societies were recruited, and the construction of the whole line was completed until the summer of the ninth year of Tongzhi. Total length (including upstream 3) 1. 260,000, with money 1. 260,000 taels. At that time, the xingxing above (west) was divided into three branches: the northern branch was entered by Chen Liu, through the circle Zhang, the former nigou east, jiaolaxi, and the northeast of the xingxing line into the main trunk (that is, the old road of the Yangliu River, which is now the circle Zhanghe River); the middle branch was also entered by Chen Liu, the south of Xingwangzhuang (present-day Nigou Wangzhuang), the ligaochai and Sunfu villages, and the eastward line into the main trunk, which was called Gaochaigou (the upstream of the qijing section of the silt river today); the southern branch was entered by Chen LiuzhaiZhai (present-day Zhai Zhuang), passed through QinFengzhai and Guo Junzhai, and then went east to Pingcheng and Sunfu villages, and entered the main trunk (the old Suishui relics) southeast of Xingxing. Now known as Qin Fenggou). The confluence of the three branches is called the "tip of the three rivers". The main trunk runs from the xingxing line to the Huiji River, which is the same as the present road. It fell into disrepair for more than 20 years and was silted up again. In the seventeenth year of Guangxu (1891), the autumn flood caused disaster, and on November 11 (lunar calendar) in winter, Bao Zhenyong of Zhixian County still repaired with the above 6 societies, with a mouth width of 8 zhang, a bottom width of 3 zhang, a depth of 8 feet, and a beach on the south bank to build an embankment, and the whole line of construction; in the west depression of Sunfu Zhai, 6 miles of new ditches were opened, the first Wang zhuang connected with the north branch, around Jiang Zhai and southeast into the Sun Fu Zhai waterway, to the apricot line into the main trunk, the end and end of the river, like a half moon, called "circle river". On April 16 of the following summer, both the old and new works were completed. For the sake of durability, the land is enslaved without digging and pressing, the land is nationalized, and cultivation is prohibited. In the thirty years of Guangxu (1904), the dredging was repaired again. In the winter of the 7th year of the Republic of China (1918) and the following spring, the county governor Shi Liang Xiuzhi entered the Huikou for 37 miles, and the scale was based on the seven years of Tongzhi. In addition, several culvert bridges were built along the embankment. Work is completed, exempt from 1700 acres of excavation and pressing land. Because the upstream Chen Liu section was not cured, there was still a worry of overflowing, so he joined forces with Chen Liu to repair the river for 15 miles, and the flood was greatly reduced. It later fell into disrepair. In the 25th year of the Republic of China, only the dredging was hastily cleared.