Gallon (US liquid) conversions

About gallon (US liquid)

The gallon (US liquid), or US liquid gallon, is a unit of volume in the US customary system of units equal to 3.785411784 × 10^-3 cubic meters (1 US liq gal = 3.785411784 × 10^-3 m³), the derived unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).

The US liquid gallon is also equal to 3,785.41178 cubic centimeters (cm³), or 3.78541178 cubic decimeters (dm³) or 3.78541178 × 10^-6 cubic decameters (dam³) (units of volume in the SI), or 3,785.41178 milliliters (mL), or 37.8541178 deciliters (dL), or 3.78541178 liters (L) or 0.378541178 decaliters (daL), which are units of volume in the metric system.

Over time, various gallons and variations on the gallon have been recorded. Examples of gallons include:

• The old UK wine gallon, equal to about 3.6707 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The ancient Rumford quart, equal to about 4.3393 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The corn gallon, equal to 4.4573 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The old corn gallon, equal to 4.4409 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The original Imperial gallon, equal to 4.5435 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The ale gallon, equal to about 4.62 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The Queen Anne gallon, equal to about 3.79 × 10³ milliliters (mL)

Currently there are three different gallon units in use, specifically:

• The Imperial gallon or gallon (UK), equal to 4.54609 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The US liquid gallon or gallon (US liquid), equal to 3.785411784 × 10³ milliliters (mL)
• The US dry gallon or gallon (US dry), equal to 4.40488377086 × 10³ milliliters (mL)

Symbol: gal

Plural: gallons (US liquid)

Also known as: gallon (US liquid) (plural: gallons (US liquid))