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°ECoordinates: 55°51′30″N 14°14′10″E / 55.85833°N 14.23611°E |
| 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] |
The river Helge or, in Swedish, Helgeån (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 2 3 "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.
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