Naraghi Lake is a man made lake in northeast Modesto, California. Naraghi Lake was excavated in the 1980s as one of a planned series of water features for a large complex of residential and commercial development straddling both sides of Oakdale road. The lake is named after the Naraghi family, who were at one time large landowners in the area, and who planned the initial development. Shortly after excavating the lake, the Naraghi development was scrapped because of financial and market problems, leaving the lake as the only evidence of the plan that had been scrapped. The lake remains the property of the Naraghi family to this day, it was left open to the public for fishing and recreational use until 2004, when liability issues and problems related to people dumping invasive species into the lake including a fish related to the piranha finally prompted the Naraghi's to fence off the perimeter. Over the years, numerous proposals for the land and the lake have been discussed, including converting it into a city park, building private residences around its perimeter, and building apartment or office complexes around the property.