Helge River

Helge River (Helge å, Helgeån)
River
Country Sweden
Mouth Hanöbukten
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E / 55.85833; 14.23611Coordinates: 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E / 55.85833; 14.23611
Length 190 km (118 mi) [1]
Basin 4,748.9 km2 (1,834 sq mi) [2]
Discharge
 - average 55 m3/s (1,942 cu ft/s) [1]
 - max 320 m3/s (11,301 cu ft/s) [1]
Designation
Official name Helge å
Designated 5 December 1974
Reference no. 16[3]

The river Helge or, in Swedish, Helgeån, alternatively Helge å, (lit. 'The Holy river') is a river which flows through Småland and Skåne in southern Sweden. The course of the river takes it through Kristianstad and out to the Hanöbukten in the Baltic Sea.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Helge å". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Helge å". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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