竹東圳是台灣新竹縣的重要水利工程之一，在日治時期由竹東鎮二重埔地方士紳林春秀集資，與地方人士共同協力下，並聘請日本專業技士於1926年（大正十五年）正式動工興建，於1928年（昭和三年）竣工；為新竹開拓史上規模最大，灌溉面積最廣大的水利工程。
竹東圳攔取頭前溪上游水源上坪溪，並利用軟橋發電廠引用渠道作為導水路；完成圳路長約21公里餘, 灌溉竹東地區農田，受益面積達800公頃。後來也作為科學園區的用水來源。
The Zhudong Canal is a significant irrigation project in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. During the Japanese occupation, it was funded by Lin Chun-hsiu, a local gentry member from Erchongpu, Zhudong Township, with the cooperation of other local residents and the hiring of Japanese engineers. Construction officially began in 1926 (Taisho 15) and was completed in 1928 (Showa 3). It was the largest and most extensive irrigation project in Hsinchu's history.
The Zhudong Canal diverts water from the Shangping River, the upstream source of the Touqian River, and utilizes the irrigation canal of the Ruanqiao Power Plant as a water diversion route. The canal is approximately 21 kilometers long, irrigating farmland in the Zhudong area, benefiting an area of 800 hectares. It later also served as a water source for the Science Park.
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