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.
Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of water-transported material (alluvium). They typically form at the base of topographic features where there is a marked break in slope. Consequently, alluvial fans tend to be coarse-grained, especially at their mouths. At their edges, however, they can be relatively fine-grained. Here's another alluvial fan.