North Texas landowners trying to stop a reservoir that Wichita Falls calls crucial

Deborah Clark, left, points to land that she says will be inundated if the permit to build Lake Ringgold is approved, on Monday in Henrietta. The city of Wichita Falls is seeking a permit to construct Lake Ringgold in Clay County, a reservoir the city says will help with future water needs. (Credit: Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune)

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HENRIETTA — One rancher said the proposed reservoir would cut through her property and flood areas of her ranch she needs to graze cattle. Another said it would flood ancestral lands that have been in his family since the 1880s. Another said his kid’s childhood home, where many family memories were made, would be underwater.