The Lauter (in its upper course also: Wieslauter) is a river in Germany and France. The Lauter is a left tributary of the Rhine. Its length is , of which 39 km is in France and on the France–Germany border. 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 References Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate Rivers of France South Palatinate Rivers and lakes of the Palatinate Forest Rivers of Grand Est Rivers of Bas-Rhin Rivers of Germany France–Germany border International rivers of Europe Border rivers