La Brava is a lake in the eastearn part of the Balcarce Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It lies just on the border with General Pueyrredón, northwest of the city of Mar del Plata and east of the town of Balcarce. Located within Mount La Brava, the lake area is privately owned, although open to the public for fishing and camping. There are several campsites around the lake, like Ruca Lauquen on the east coast and the Fishing Club Balcarce on the north, both of them with recreational facilities and boat piers.Laguna La Brava Ir a Pescar.com The lake is described as a rift lake or tectonic lake, probably a natural reservoir formed by dunes.Ringuelet, Raúl (1962). Rasgos Principales de las Lagunas Pampeanas, Anales de la Comisión de Investigación Científica, p. 326 La Brava is the habitat of a number of bird species, like swans, ducks, coots, herons and gulls. Capybaras and otters dwell in its shores. The lake also supports a fish community dominated by the silverside and the dentudo.Laguna Brava The landscape has been compared with that of the lakes of western Patagonia.Laguna La Brava: como la Patagonia, pero cerca de Mar del Plata by Laura Gambale, 15 February 2012 See also Laguna de los Padres Sierra de los Padres
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