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Lake Minatare was also enhanced by CCC construction. A masonry lighthouse, on a point where it can be seen by anyone on the lake, was built by the CCC in the late 1930's. The first CCC camp on a Bureau of Reclamation project was at Lake Minatare. Kendrick Project Initial studies of the Kendrick Project began in 1904, but detailed engineering, economic, and soil studies were not made until 1930. Construction began during the depression years of 1934 with work on the Casper Canal. It was completed in 1939, and construction of major laterals took place between 1938 and 1946. Work on Alcova Dam and Reservoir began in 1935 and continued through 1938. The powerplant was added in the mid- 1950s. Seminoe Dam and Reservoir were constructed between 1936 and 1939. Work on the powerplant began in 1938 and was finished the following year. These facilities were named for the Seminoe Mountains, which take their name from Basil Cimineau Lajeunesse, an early French trapper. 4 Kortes and Glendo Units, Pick -Sloan Missouri Basin Program Initial studies of the Kortes Unit began in 1933 and of the Glendo Unit in 1944. Both were included in the Pick -Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorized in 1944. The Kortes Unit was completed in 1951 and was named after the Kortes Ranch, located two miles downstream. Its sole function is to generate hydroelectric power. Work on Glendo Dam and Reservoir began in 1954 and was completed in 1958. Glendo furnishes a maximum of 40,000 acre -feet of water annually to downstream irrigators. Electrical power is supplied by the Glendo and Fremont Canyon Powerplants. A small reregulating dam called Gray Reef is also part of the Glendo Unit. It ensures a continuous flow of water downstream of Alcova Powerplant. Work progresses on Pathfinder Dike, 1911 Million Dollar BiW was built by the CCC at Guernsey Reservoir during the 1930's. Engineer inspects work on the Interstate Canal, 1907 0 Irrig Workmen mix concrete for the Interstate Canal, 1907