Because the floods caused great damage that year, and in fear of further deterioration in the state of Japan's fragile economy that had been decimated by losing the War, the Economic Stabilization Agency tried to prevent increasing flood damage by working out a comprehensive plan for the development of ten main river systems including the Yodo-gawa River, the Tone-gawa River, the Kitakami-gawa River, the Kiso-gawa River, the Yoshino-gawa River, and the Chikugo-gawa River.
全国的に水害の被害が連年勃発し、敗戦で壊滅した日本経済が更に疲弊する事を恐れた経済安定本部は淀川を始め利根川・北上川・木曽川・吉野川・筑後川等主要10水系において河川総合開発計画を進め、これ以上の水害による被害拡大を阻止しようとした。