Bogakain Lake, also called Baga Lake or Boga Lake, is a lake located in Ruma Upazila in the hill district Bandarban, Bangladesh. It is a naturally sweet and deep water lake. Its height from sea level is nearly 1,246 feet (380 m). Geologists believe that it was created by the collection of rainwater in summer. The lake is irregular in shape. A team of geologists surveyed this lake in 1973. They found the lake's water to be too acidic for any form of life. By the year 1995, the lake's water became abundant with plants and fish. The local resident's culture and gather Tilapia fish in this lake.
People of the Bawm tribe migrated from Saikot para to Boga Lake and set up this village.
A local legend tells that the lake was created after the inhabitants of a Khumi village killed and later devoured a deity who later reappeared to them in the form of a dragon. Instantly an earthquake occurred, the hillside caved in, and the village disappeared and formed a deep lake.
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