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.
![]() | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Swedish. (March 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Helge River | |
---|---|
![]() | |
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] |
![]() | This article about a location in Skåne County, Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This article related to a river in Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |