It rises southeast of Lenningen below the state road B465.

The source of the White Lauter is located southeast of Gutenberg in Lenningen, below the B465 and is designated as a nature reserve.

The catchment area is part of the adjacent Schwabian Alps plateau, but the exact extent is unknown.

The White Lauter flows west through Gutenberg.

it receives the creek of the Donn valley and bends to the north.