How to convert decimeters to chains (US survey)
1 decimeter is equal to 0.004970959596 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 201.1684023 decimeters. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = decimeters × 0.004970959596
chains (US survey) = decimeters ÷ 201.1684023Example: convert 15 dm to ch (US): 15 × 0.004970959596 = 0.07456439394 ch (US).
Decimeter to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Decimeter (dm) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 dm | 0.00004970959596 ch (US) |
| 0.1 dm | 0.0004970959596 ch (US) |
| 1 dm | 0.004970959596 ch (US) |
| 2 dm | 0.009941919192 ch (US) |
| 3 dm | 0.01491287879 ch (US) |
| 5 dm | 0.02485479798 ch (US) |
| 10 dm | 0.04970959596 ch (US) |
| 20 dm | 0.09941919192 ch (US) |
| 50 dm | 0.2485479798 ch (US) |
| 100 dm | 0.4970959596 ch (US) |
| 250 dm | 1.242739899 ch (US) |
| 500 dm | 2.485479798 ch (US) |
| 1,000 dm | 4.970959596 ch (US) |
About the decimeter
A decimeter is one tenth of a meter (10 cm). A cube one decimeter on each side holds exactly one liter.
Symbol: dm · 1 dm = 0.1 m · Category: Metric (SI)
About the chain (us survey)
The US survey chain is 66 US survey feet, about 20.11684 m, used in the US Public Land Survey System.
Symbol: ch (US) · 1 ch (US) = 20.11684023 m · Category: US survey units