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.
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| Helge River | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Hanöbukten |
• coordinates | 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″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 | |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Helge å |
| Designated | 5 December 1974 |
| Reference no. | 16[3] |
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