Karagaykul Lake, Protected natural lake in Uchaly District, Russia.

Karagaykul Lake, also called Karagaily or Vorozheich, is a tectonic lake in the Uchaly district of Bashkortostan. Its water surface covers 80 hectares, measuring 1 km long and 0.75 km wide, with an average depth of 4.5 m. The basin is asymmetric, cut into Middle Devonian volcanic rocks and Lower Carboniferous limestone. A 200 m island with birch forest lies in the southern part.

Karagaykul was designated a natural monument of Bashkortostan in 1965, not in the late Soviet period. The protected area covers 80 hectares. The lake is tectonic in origin, lying in an asymmetric basin cut into Middle Devonian volcanic rocks and Lower Carboniferous limestone. A Palaeolithic settlement site was later found on the wooded island in the south-western part of the water body.

The lake's Bashkir name means 'pine lake', from ҡарағай (pine) and күл (lake). Russian settlers gave it the name Vorozheich, which the Bashkir source links to the marshy, overgrown shores that made access difficult. The island in the south-western part holds traces of a Palaeolithic dwelling.

This area is best visited during summer months from June to August when conditions are most favorable. Regional roads connecting to nearby settlements provide access for those wanting to reach the site.

On the island in the southwestern part of the lake, remains of a Palaeolithic settlement were found. The island, about 200 m long, lies in the southern section and carries a birch forest; birds nest on its overgrown shores, which people rarely visit.