Million gallons (US) per day (MGD)
One million US gallons every day. Used for water and wastewater treatment plants.
What is a million US gallons per day?
- Symbol
- MGD
- Quantity
- Flow Rate
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One million US gallons every day. Used for water and wastewater treatment plants.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Used in the United States for the capacity of water treatment plants, wastewater plants and municipal water supply.
Million gallons (US) per day in other flow rate units
- 1 MGD ≈ 0.04381263639 m³/sCubic meter per second
- 1 MGD = 157.725491 m³/hCubic meter per hour
- 1 MGD ≈ 2.628758183 m³/minCubic meter per minute
- 1 MGD ≈ 43.81263639 L/sLiter per second
- 1 MGD ≈ 2628.758183 L/minLiter per minute
- 1 MGD = 157725.491 L/hLiter per hour
- 1 MGD ≈ 2628758.183 mL/minMilliliter per minute
- 1 MGD ≈ 1.547228652 ft³/sCubic foot per second
- 1 MGD ≈ 92.83371914 CFMCubic foot per minute
- 1 MGD ≈ 694.4444444 GPMGallon (US) per minute
- 1 MGD ≈ 41666.66667 GPHGallon (US) per hour
- 1 MGD = 1000000 GPDGallon (US) per day
- 1 MGD ≈ 578.2459615 imp gal/minGallon (imperial) per minute
- 1 MGD ≈ 23809.52381 bbl/dBarrel (oil) per day
Million gallons (US) per day quick reference
| Million gallons (US) per day | Liter per minute | Gallon (US) per minute | Cubic meter per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MGD | ≈ 2628.758183 L/min | ≈ 694.4444444 GPM | ≈ 0.04381263639 m³/s |
| 10 MGD | ≈ 26287.58183 L/min | ≈ 6944.444444 GPM | ≈ 0.4381263639 m³/s |
| 100 MGD | ≈ 262875.8183 L/min | ≈ 69444.44444 GPM | ≈ 4.381263639 m³/s |
| 1000 MGD | ≈ 2628758.183 L/min | ≈ 694444.4444 GPM | ≈ 43.81263639 m³/s |
Where the million US gallons per day fits
The next smaller flow rate unit is the cubic foot per second (ft³/s). 1 MGD ≈ 1.547228652 ft³/s, and 1 ft³/s ≈ 0.6463168831 MGD.
The next larger flow rate unit is the cubic meter per second (m³/s). 1 MGD ≈ 0.04381263639 m³/s, and 1 m³/s ≈ 22.82446532 MGD.
Frequently asked questions
- How many liters per minute are in one million US gallons per day?
- One million US gallons per day ≈ 2628.758183 L/min (liters per minute).
- How many US gallons per minute are in one million US gallons per day?
- One million US gallons per day ≈ 694.4444444 GPM (US gallons per minute).
- How many cubic meters per second are in one million US gallons per day?
- One million US gallons per day ≈ 0.04381263639 m³/s (cubic meters per second).