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MGD

MGD

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A measure of how many million gallons of water flow each day
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  • The city’s main reservoir supplies 15 MGD to the surrounding communities.

Examples

  • The water treatment plant can process 5 MGD efficiently.

  • Engineers calculated that the new pipeline could handle up to 20 MGD.

  • The report stated that average water usage was 8 MGD last year.

  • Our city uses about 10 MGD of water daily.

  • The city’s main reservoir supplies 15 MGD to the surrounding communities.

  • Engineers calculated that the new pipeline could handle up to 20 MGD.

  • Our city uses about 10 MGD of water daily.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

MGD = M + G + D

This is an abbreviation for the unit 'million gallons per day'; the letters represent words in a phrase, not English morphemes, so the term is not morphologically transparent.

Etymology

The word MGD is short for 'million gallons per day', a unit used to measure large water flow. It simply counts how many 'gallons' move in one day, which is why cities and engineers use it to show daily water amount.