| Helge River | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Native name | Helge å, Helgeån |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Hanöbukten |
• coordinates | 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 190 km (120 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 4,748.9 km2 (1,833.6 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • maximum | 320 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| 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
- Battle of Helgeå
References
- ^ a b c "Helge å". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 July 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Helge å". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.