Laudach is a river

River

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 in the Austria

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n state of Upper Austria

Upper Austria

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. With the outer Laudach, the river reaches a length of something over 20 km. The Laudach is a left and the main tributary of the Alm

Alm River

Alm is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.The Alm is a right tributary of the Traun, which it meets near the City of Fischlham. Its source is the lake Almsee...

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The longer, „äußere“ (outer) Laudach is the output of the Laudachsee

Laudachsee

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 in Gmunden

Gmunden

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. It passes from the south direction the city areas of Sankt Konrad

Sankt Konrad

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, Gschwandt

Gschwandt

Gschwandt is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria....

, Kirchham

Kirchham, Austria

Kirchham is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria....

 and Vorchdorf

Vorchdorf

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The smaller tributary, the „innere“ or „dürre“ (inner) Laudach, has its source in the municipality of Kirchham

Kirchham, Austria

Kirchham is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria....

. It forms from two sources, the „Platzbach“ and the „Edlbach“. The water stems from hills, which lay like a horse shoe around the village Hagenmühle in Kirchham. These three hills are the Wiesberg, Hacklberg and Feichtenberg. Also from southern direction coming, this right tributary discharges into the "äußere" Laudach north of the center of Vorchdorf

Vorchdorf

Vorchdorf is a market town in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria, as well as the name of the municipal area that the town and others occupy...

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The Laudach disembogues about 5 km after the junction of the „äußeren“ and „inneren“ Laudach, several times interrupted by small weir

Weir

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s, in the southern area of the city of Bad Wimsbach

Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting

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 into the Alm

Alm River

Alm is a river in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.The Alm is a right tributary of the Traun, which it meets near the City of Fischlham. Its source is the lake Almsee...

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Alongside the Laudach, there are a couple of artificial applied ponds.