清代河南巡抚李鹤年撰《朱仙镇新河记碑》对于研究明清贾鲁河水运具有重要价值。该碑不仅记载了明清贾鲁河上游、下游的水系构成状况和河道变迁,而且为我们进一步认识明清时期贾鲁河水运的历史价值提供了珍贵资料。由《朱仙镇新河记碑》记载可知明清贾鲁河水运不仅承担了中原地区与东南沿海的水上联系,而且在战国鸿沟水系、隋唐通济渠、宋代汴河淤塞失去水运功能后,再一次承担了沟通黄河、淮河两大水系的历史重任。
Zhuxian town new river monument has great value to research the river transport on Jialu fiver During Ming and Qing Dynasties. This monument not only records the fiver system composition of the upper and lower reaches of Jialu river during Ming and Qing Dynasty and the history of river shifting, but also pro- vides important material to research the historical value of Jialu river of Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to the record of this monument, we know that during Ming and Qing Dynasties people contact the Center Plains with the southeast coastal areas mainly through Jialu fiver, especial after those rivers like Hong Gou fiver sys- tem of the Warring state period, Tongji fiver of the Sui and Tang Dynasties , Bian river of Song Dynasty lose their function of water transport because of silted up, Jialu fiver became a main river connecting the two major water systems Huanghe and Huaihe fiver.