How to convert dekameters to feet (US survey)
1 dekameter is equal to 32.80833333 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.03048006096 dekameters. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = dekameters × 32.80833333
feet (US survey) = dekameters ÷ 0.03048006096Example: convert 15 dam to ft (US): 15 × 32.80833333 = 492.125 ft (US).
Dekameter to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Dekameter (dam) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 dam | 0.3280833333 ft (US) |
| 0.1 dam | 3.280833333 ft (US) |
| 1 dam | 32.80833333 ft (US) |
| 2 dam | 65.61666667 ft (US) |
| 3 dam | 98.425 ft (US) |
| 5 dam | 164.0416667 ft (US) |
| 10 dam | 328.0833333 ft (US) |
| 20 dam | 656.1666667 ft (US) |
| 50 dam | 1,640.416667 ft (US) |
| 100 dam | 3,280.833333 ft (US) |
| 250 dam | 8,202.083333 ft (US) |
| 500 dam | 16,404.16667 ft (US) |
| 1,000 dam | 32,808.33333 ft (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 foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units