How to convert dekameters to chains (US survey)
1 dekameter is equal to 0.4970959596 chains (US survey), and 1 chain (us survey) is equal to 2.011684023 dekameters. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
chains (US survey) = dekameters × 0.4970959596
chains (US survey) = dekameters ÷ 2.011684023Example: convert 15 dam to ch (US): 15 × 0.4970959596 = 7.456439394 ch (US).
Dekameter to Chain (US Survey) conversion table
| Dekameter (dam) | Chain (US Survey) (ch (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 dam | 0.004970959596 ch (US) |
| 0.1 dam | 0.04970959596 ch (US) |
| 1 dam | 0.4970959596 ch (US) |
| 2 dam | 0.9941919192 ch (US) |
| 3 dam | 1.491287879 ch (US) |
| 5 dam | 2.485479798 ch (US) |
| 10 dam | 4.970959596 ch (US) |
| 20 dam | 9.941919192 ch (US) |
| 50 dam | 24.85479798 ch (US) |
| 100 dam | 49.70959596 ch (US) |
| 250 dam | 124.2739899 ch (US) |
| 500 dam | 248.5479798 ch (US) |
| 1,000 dam | 497.0959596 ch (US) |
About the dekameter
A dekameter (also spelled decameter) is 10 meters. It's an SI unit that is seldom used in practice, apart from some sports and forestry measurements.
Symbol: dam · 1 dam = 10 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