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Helge River

Coordinates: 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E / 55.85833; 14.23611
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Helge River
Native nameHelge å, Helgeån Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
CountrySweden
Physical characteristics
MouthHanöbukten
 • coordinates
55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E / 55.85833; 14.23611
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length190 km (120 mi)[1]
Basin size4,748.9 km2 (1,833.6 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)[1]
 • maximum320 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Designation
Official nameHelge å
Designated5 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. ^ a b c "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.