Lauter (Rhine)

The Lauter (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊtɐ] ^ⓘ; in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France.

Lauter
The Lauter between Scheibenhard and Scheibenhardt
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Location
Countries	Germany and France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Palatine Forest
Mouth
• location	Rhine
• coordinates	48°59′6″N 8°16′4″E
Length	55 km (34 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhine→ North Sea

The Lauter is a left tributary of the Rhine. Its length is 55 kilometres (34 mi), of which 39 km is in France and on the France–Germany border.^[1] It is formed by the confluence of two headstreams (Scheidbach and Wartenbach) north of Hinterweidenthal in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It flows through Dahn, crosses the border with France, flows through Wissembourg, and then forms the French-German international boundary until its confluence with the Rhine near Lauterbourg and Neuburg am Rhein.

See also

• Lines of Wissembourg
• List of rivers of France
• List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate