How to convert feet (US survey) to dekameters
1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.03048006096 dekameters, and 1 dekameter is equal to 32.80833333 feet (US survey). To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
dekameters = feet (US survey) × 0.03048006096
dekameters = feet (US survey) ÷ 32.80833333Example: convert 15 ft (US) to dam: 15 × 0.03048006096 = 0.4572009144 dam.
Foot (US Survey) to Dekameter conversion table
| Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) | Dekameter (dam) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ft (US) | 0.0003048006096 dam |
| 0.1 ft (US) | 0.003048006096 dam |
| 1 ft (US) | 0.03048006096 dam |
| 2 ft (US) | 0.06096012192 dam |
| 3 ft (US) | 0.09144018288 dam |
| 5 ft (US) | 0.1524003048 dam |
| 10 ft (US) | 0.3048006096 dam |
| 20 ft (US) | 0.6096012192 dam |
| 50 ft (US) | 1.524003048 dam |
| 100 ft (US) | 3.048006096 dam |
| 250 ft (US) | 7.62001524 dam |
| 500 ft (US) | 15.24003048 dam |
| 1,000 ft (US) | 30.48006096 dam |
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
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)