The Kleine Laber (also: ''Kleine Laaber'', bar, Kloane Laaba) is a river in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. The Kleine Laber issues into the
Große Laber, which issues into the
Danube River
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
.
Course
From its source in the
Landshut district near
Pfeffenhausen-Egg the Kleine Laber mostly flows in the north-east direction, among others, through
Neufahrn in Niederbayern
Neufahrn i. NB or Neufahrn in Niederbayern () is a municipality in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany. Its Bavarian name is ''Neifing''.
Neufahrn is located on the Kleine Laber, a river which flows into the Große Laber and then i ...
. Then the stream reaches the district
Straubing-Bogen
Straubing-Bogen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Cham, Regen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut and Regensburg. The independent town of Straubin ...
. There it passes through
Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg,
Geiselhöring,
Perkam,
Atting and
Rain
Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water ...
. Finally the stream issues into the
Große Laber at Atting - Wallmühle.
Tributaries
Kleine Laber (Untere Au)

Originally the Kleine Laaber issued directly into the Danube. This changed in course of the training of the Danube. With this change a part of the Kleine Laber was cut off. Now this is called Kleine Laber in the ''Lower Meadow'' (Untere Au).
See also
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
* Abens
* Ach
*Afferbach
* Affinger Bach
*Ailsbach
* Aisch
* Aiterach
* Alpbach
* Alster
* Altmühl
* Alz
* Amper
*Anlauter
*Arbach
* Arbachgraben
*Aschaff
* Aschbach
* Attel
* Aubach, tributary o ...
References
External links
''Verzeichnis der Bach- und Flussgebiete in Bayern – Flussgebiet Naab bis Isar''(PDF; 2,8 MB) p. 68, p. 74
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Rivers of Bavaria
Landshut (district)
Straubing-Bogen
Rivers of Germany