Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibnMuhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm that he heard that the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said about the flood-channelsof Mahzur and Mudhaynib (in Madina), "Dam them systematically, so thatthe water is diverted into each property in turn up to ankle level,starting upstream."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 36, Hadith 28
Arabic reference: Book 36, Hadith 1432