Trivia. 1  This movie was used as a part of a plot line in the The Moon is Not Blue episode of M*A*S*H.. The plot line focuses on Hawkeye Pierce and B.J. Hunnicutt trying to obtain a copy of the movie for the 4077th after hearing it has been banned in Boston.
Definition of alluvial. : relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium alluvial soil alluvial diamonds.
A community for students. When do alluvial fans develop in arid desert environments. Alluvial fans are often found in desert areas subject to periodic flash floods from nearby thunderstorms in local hills. The typical watercourse in an arid climate has a large, funnel-shaped basin at the top, leading to a narrow defile, which opens out into an alluvial fan at the bottom. Multiple braided streams are usually present and active during water flows.