Lauter (Odenwald)

{{short description|River in Germany}}

{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=October 2011|Lauter (Odenwald)}}

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| mouth_location = Rhine

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| progression = {{RRhine}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Germany

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Hesse

| length_km = 32.5|length_ref={{GeoQuelle|DE-HE|WRRL}}

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Lauter ({{IPA|de|ˈlaʊtɐ|-|De-Lauter.ogg}}; in its lower course: Winkelbach) is a river of Hesse, Germany. Its source is in the Odenwald near Gadernheim. It passes through Bensheim and flows into the Rhine in Gernsheim.