Research Division Chief—Professor
Phone: (406) 496-4306
Email: jlafave@mtech.edu
MBMG—Butte
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701
John has been part of the MBMG research staff since 1993, and currently serves as the Research Division Chief. For many years he acted as Program Manager for the MBMG?s Montana Ground Water Assessment Program. His research is focused on enhancing groundwater monitoring of Montana's principal aquifers and assessing regional groundwater quality. He also serves as an Associate Director of the Montana Water Center, is a western-state representative to the National Groundwater Monitoring Network Board, and is an Affiliate Faculty member of the Montana Tech Department of Geological Engineering.
| Date | Citation |
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| 10/8/2021 | LaFave, J., and Carstarphen, C. A., 2021, Groundwater Quality in Carbon and Stillwater Counties. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, virtual conference, October 2021. |
| 10/10/2019 | LaFave, J., 2019, Assessing Groundwater at the State Scale from the MBMG Perspective. Presented at the American Water Resources Association, Montana Section Annual Meeting, in Red Lodge, Montana, October 10-22, 2019. |
| 9/23/2019 | LaFave, J., 2019, Baseline Water-Quality Characterization of an Alpine Watershed, south-central Montana. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Phoenix, AZ, Abstracts with Program, Paper No. 69-4. |
| 4/11/2019 | LaFave, J., 2019, Domestic Wells and Groundwater-Upper Yellowstone Watershed. Upper Yellowstone Drought Focus Group, April 11, 2019. |
| 12/17/2018 | LaFave, J., and Madison, J., 2018, Groundwater Conditions - Tobacco Watershed - Eureak Area: Presented at a Public Meeting, Eureka, Montana, December 17, 2018. |
| 12/8/2018 | LaFave, J., 2018, Montana's Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented to NW Montana Sanitarians’ Association Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 8, 2018. |
| 12/6/2018 | LaFave, J., 2018, Groundwater Conditions in NW Montana: Presented to the NW Montana Sanitarians, Kalispell, Montana, December 6, 2018. |
| 12/4/2018 | LaFave, J., 2018, National Groundwater Monitoring Network: Presented to the Subcommittee on Groundwater, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 4-5, 2018. |
| 10/18/2018 | LaFave, J., 2018, Assessing Drought Impacts and Ground Truthing Big Data. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, West Yellowstone, MT October 2018. |
| 12/5/2017 | LaFave, J., and Buckley, L., 2017, Montana’s Monitoring Network and Database: Presented at the National Groundwater Monitoring Network New Data Providers Meeting in Conjunction with NGWA Groundwater Summit and Groundwater Week, Nashville, Tennessee, December 5, 2017. |
| 12/4/2017 | LaFave, J., 2017, Montana in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network: Presented at the National Groundwater Association Groundwater Summit, Nashville, Tennessee, December 4, 2017. |
| 10/5/2017 | LaFave, J., 2017, Montana in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Helena, MT October 2017. |
| 6/8/2017 | LaFave, J., 2017, Updates on the MBMG Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented to the Montana Ground Water Assessment Steering Committee, Butte, Montana, June 8, 2017. |
| 4/26/2017 | Richter, M., and LaFave, J., 2017, Groundwater Conditions in the Upper Madison Valley: Presented at the Madison Watershed Planning Meeting, Ennis, Montana, April 26, 2017. |
| 12/6/2016 | LaFave, J.I., 2016, National Ground-Water Monitoring Network – Data Provider: Montana Update: Presented at the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Data Providers Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 6, 2016. |
| 10/14/2016 | LaFave, J.I., 2016, Baseline Water-Quality Investigation, Emigrant Creek Watershed, Southcentral Montana: Presented at the Montana American Water Resources Association Conference, Fairmont, Montana, October 14, 2016. |
| 10/13/2016 | Carstarphen, C., and LaFave, J.I., 2016, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology's Groundwater Assessment Program Fluoride Concentrations in Montana's Groundwater: Poster Presentation at the Montana American Water Resources Association Conference, Fairmont, Montana, October 13, 2016. |
| 10/13/2016 | Carstarphen, C.A., LaFave, J.I., and Crowley, J., 2016, Fluoride Concentrations in Montana's Groundwater: Poster Presented at Montana American Water Resources Association Conference, Fairmont, Montana, October 13, 2016. |
| 10/12/2016 | LaFave, J.I., 2016, Baseline Water-Quality-Emigrant Creek Watershed. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Kalispell, Montana, October 2016. |
| 10/22/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Montana's Groundwater Resources: Presented to Dr. Bok Sowell's Natural Resource Conservation Class, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, October 22, 2015. |
| 10/21/2015 | LaFave, J.I., and Abdo, G., 2015, Irrigation and Incidental Recharge in Montana. Presented at Enhancing Stream Flows Through Shallow Aquifer Recharge, Helena, Oct. 2015. |
| 10/21/2015 | LaFave, J.I., and Abdo, G., 2015, Irrigation and Incidental Recharge in Montana: Presented at the DNRC Workshop, Helena, Montana, October 21, 2015 |
| 9/22/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Tracking Montana's Groundwater: Presented at the 2015 NGWA Upper Great Plains Groundwater Conference, Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 22, 2015. |
| 6/2/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Overview of the Montana Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented to the Water Policy Interim Committee, Helena, Montana, June 2, 2015. |
| 6/2/2015 | Metesh, J., LaFave, J., and Abdo, G., 2015, Ground Water Investigation Program: Presented at the Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting, Helena, Montana, June 2, 2015, exhibit 9. |
| 6/2/2015 | Metesh, J., LaFave, J.I., and Abdo. G, 2015, Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented at the Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting, Helena, Montana, June 2, 2015, exhibit 8. |
| 6/2/2015 | Metesh, J., LaFave, J.I., and Abdo. G, 2015, Ground Water Program: Presented at the Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting, Helena, Montana, June 2, 2015, exhibit 7. |
| 4/24/2015 | LaFave, J.I., and Crowley, J., 2015, Long-Term Trends in Base Flow, Precipitation, and Groundwater Development in the Bitterroot Watershed: Poster Presentation at Clark Fork River Symposium, Missoula, Montana, April 24, 2015. |
| 4/23/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Groundwater Conditions and Use in the Clark Fork and Kootenai River Basins: Presented at the Clark Fork River Symposium, Missoula, Montana, April 23-24, 2015. |
| 4/22/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Tracking Montana's Groundwater: 20 Years of Lessons Learned: Presented at the Montana State University, Institute of Ecosystems Rough Cut Lecture Series, Bozeman, Montana, April 22, 2015. |
| 4/15/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Groundwater Conditions and Use in the Clark Fork and Kootenai River Basins. Presented at Clark Fork Symposium, Missoula, April 2015. |
| 3/5/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Montana's Groundwater Resources: Presented to Dr. Stella Capoccia's Biology Class at Montana Tech, Butte, Montana, March 5, 2015. |
| 1/22/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Fox Hills Monitoring Proposal: Presented to the Legislative Long Range Planning Committee, Helena, Montana, January 22, 2015. |
| 1/8/2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Tracking Montana's Groundwater: 20 Years of Lessons Learned: Presented at the Montana Tech Public Lecture Series, Butte, Montana, January 8, 2015. |
| 11/18/2014 | Abdo, G., and LaFave, J., 2014, Ground Water Investigations Program and the Groundwater Assessment Program: Presented to the Montana Salinity Control Association and Montana Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting, Fairmont, Montana, November 18, 2014. |
| 11/17/2014 | Abdo, G., and LaFave, J., 2014, Ground Water Investigations Program and the Groundwater Assessment Program: Presented to the Clark Fork and Kootenai River Basins Task Force, Missoula, Montana, November 17, 2014. |
| 10/8/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Survey of Nitrate in Montana's Groundwater: Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association Abstracts with Programs, Kalispell, Montana, October 8-10, 2014. |
| 10/8/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Tracking Montana's Groundwater: Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association, Kalispell, Montana, October 8-10, 2014. |
| 10/1/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Yellowstone Controlled Ground Water Area Long-Term Monitoring: Presented at the Annual Technical Oversight Committee Meeting, Bozeman, Montana, October 2014. |
| 6/24/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Activities of the Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented to the Montana Association of Oil, Gas and Coal Counties, Lewistown, Montana, June 24, 2014. |
| 5/19/2014 | LaFave, J., and Crowley, J., 2014, Long-term Stream-flow Trends in the Bitterroot River Watershed, Montana: Presented at the Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Join Geological Society of America Meeting, Bozeman, Montana, May 19-21, 2014. |
| 4/23/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Survey of Nitrate in Montana's Groundwater: Presented at the Montana Nitrate Conference, Helena, Montana, April 23-24, 2014. |
| 2/26/2014 | Abdo, G., and LaFave, J., 2014, Groundwater Assessment and Ground Water Investigations: Presented to the Upper Missouri River Basin State Water Plan Working Group, Helena, Montana, February 26, 2014. |
| 2/20/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Ground Water Assessment Program: Presented at the Montana Tech Public Lecture Series, Butte, Montana, February 20, 2014. |
| 1/30/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Groundwater in Carbon County: Presented at the Montana Petroleum Forum, Red Lodge, Montana, January 30, 2014. |
| 1/6/2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Update on the Ground-Water Assessment Program Work in Park and Sweet Grass Counties: Presented to the Water Policy Interim Committee, Helena, Montana, January 6, 2014. |
| 12/13/2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, Groundwater in the Yellowstone Basin - Aquifers, Wells, and Groundwater Use: Presented to the Yellowstone Basin Advisory Council, Billings, Montana, December 13, 2013. |
| 10/3/2013 | LaFave, J., and Crowley, J., 2013, Hydrogeologic Framework Database for Madison and Gallatin Counties, Montana: Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association Conference, Bozeman, Montana, October 3, 2013. |
| 10/3/2013 | LaFave, J., and Crowley, J., 2013, Long-Term Stream-Flow Trends In In The Bitterroot River Watershed, Montana: Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association Conference, Bozeman, Montana, October 3, 2013. |
| 9/10/2013 | Wheaton, J., Abdo, G., LaFave, J., and Michalek, T., 2013, Groundwater Flow Model and Surface Water Interaction Principles: Demonstrated at the Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting, Helena, Montana, September 10, 2013. |
| 6/18/2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, GWAP: Presented to WPIC, Butte, Montana, June 18, 2013. |
| 5/29/2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, GWAP: Presented at the Shields Valley Energy Workshop, May 29, 2013. |
| 4/11/2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, GWAP Update: Presented to Paradise Valley Watershed Group, April 11, 2013. |
| 3/25/2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, GWAP Update: Presented to the Shields Valley Watershed Group, March 25, 2013. |
| 7/13/2012 | Wheaton, J., J., Rose, J., Waren, K., and LaFave, J., 2012, Ground Water Investigation Program (GWIP) Overview of Confined and Unconfined Aquifers: Presented at the Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting, Helena, Montana, July 13, 2012. |
| 5/9/2012 | LaFave, J.I., 2012, Quality and Age of Water in the Madison Aquifer, Cascade County, Montana. Presented at 2012 NGWA Groundwater Summit, Pasadena CA, May 2012. |
| 10/6/2011 | LaFave, J., 2011, Quality and Age of Water in the Madison Aquifer, Cascade County, Montana: Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association Conference, Great Falls, Montana, October 6, 2011. |
| 10/14/2010 | LaFave, J.I., 2010, Groundwater Use in the Clark Fork Basin, Montana. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Helena, Montana, October 2010. |
| 9/28/2010 | LaFave, J.I., 2010, Incidental Recharge in Montana. Presented at 2010 Groundwater Protection Council Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA, Sept. 2010. |
| 4/6/2010 | LaFave, J.I., 2010, Incidental Recharge in Montana. Presented at 2010 National Groundwater Association's Groundwater Summit, Denver, Colorado, April 2010. |
| 3/15/2010 | LaFave, J.I., 2010, Groundwater Use in the Clark Fork Basin, Montana. Presented at 2010 Clark Fork Basin Symposium, Missoula, Montana, March 2010. |
| 3/15/2010 | LaFave, J.I., 2010, Incidental Recharge and Exempt Wells in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Presented at 2010 Clark Fork Basin Symposium, Missoula, Montana, March 2010. |
| 10/1/2009 | LaFave, J.I., 2009, Arsenic in Groundwater near Dayton, Montana. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Missoula, Montana, October 2009. |
| 10/3/2008 | LaFave, J.I., 2008, Incidental Recharge In Montana: AWRA Annual Conference, Big Sky, Montana, October 3, 2008. |
| 10/2/2008 | LaFave, J.I., 2008, Elevated Sulfate and Nitrate Associated with the Boulder Batholith at the Headwaters of the Clark Fork Basin: Poster Presentation at the AWRA Annual Conference, Big Sky, Montana, October 2, 2008. |
| 10/11/2007 | LaFave, J.I., 2007, The Impact of Ground-Water Development on Surface-Water Flows in the Bitterroot River. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Lewistown, Montana, October 2007. |
| 10/12/2006 | LaFave, J.I., 2006, Nitrate in domestic wells: a Montana ground-water assessment perspective. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Polson, Montana, October 2006. |
| 10/27/2005 | LaFave, J.I., 2005, Occurrence and Chemistry of Springs in the Pryor Mountains, Montana. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Bozeman, Montana, October 2005. |
| 10/4/2004 | LaFave, J.I., 2004, Bitterroot Valley Ground-Water Quality. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Helena, Montana, October 2004. |
| 9/25/2004 | LaFave, J.I., 2004, Nitrate in the Summit Valley of Southwest Montana. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 464 |
| 9/25/2004 | LaFave, J.I., 2004, Tracing ground-water flow in the Missoula Valley aquifer, southwest Montana. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program 2004 Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sections, Vol. 36, No.4, p. 25. |
| 10/2/2003 | LaFave, J.I., 2003, Potentiometric surface map of the basin-fill and fractured bedrock aquifer system in the Bitterroot Valley, Ravalli County, Montana. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Butte, Montana, October 2003. |
| 10/3/2002 | LaFave, J.I., 2002, Nitrate in the Summit Valley of Southwest Montana. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Livingston, Montana, October 2002. |
| 3/11/2002 | LaFave, J.I., 2002, A fractured bedrock and deep basin-fill aquifer system in the Kalispell valley, northwest Montana. Presented Fractured-Rock Aquifers 2002 Conference, Denver, Colorado, March 2002. |
| 10/4/2001 | LaFave, J.I., 2001, Noble and ignoble gases in the Missoula Valley aquifer. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, Missoula, Montana, October 2001. |
| 10/5/2000 | LaFave, J.I., 2000, Mantle flatulence and septic effluent: sampling the Missoula aquifer for environmental tracers. Presented at the Montana Section AWRA meeting, West Yellowstone, Montana, October 2000. |
| LaFave, J., 2014, Hydrogeology: Presented at the Oil and Water Resources Meeting, Red Lodge, Montana, 2014. | |
| LaFave, J.I., 2015, Yellowstone Controlled Ground Water Area Long-Term Monitoring: Presented at the Annual Technical Oversight Committee Meeting, Bozeman, Montana, 2015. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Carstarphen, C., Timmer, J., LaFave, J.I., Gammons, C., Bolhuis, K., Gardner, W.P., Swierc, J., Jencso, K., and Ewing, S., 2024, Montana Precipitation Isotope Network (MTPIN): 4-year stable water isotope data from pilot network stations in western Montana (2018-2022) and a vision forward: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Ground-Water Open-File Report 25, 50 p. |
| 2024 | Heath, M.N., Carstarphen, C.A., Mason, D.C., LaFave, J.I., Richter, M.G., Madison, J.P., Edinberg, S.C., and Blythe, D.D., 2024, Data for water wells visited during the Park-Sweet Grass ground water characterization study: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 9-02, 1 sheet. |
| 2024 | LaFave, John I., 2024, Final Technical Report for NGWMN Award G20AC00187: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Miscellaneous Contribution 25, 23 p. |
| 2022 | Hanson, A.E.H., and LaFave, J.I., 2022, Manganese concentrations in Montana's groundwater: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Report of Investigation 31, 31 p. |
| 2022 | LaFave, J.I., and Carstarphen, C.A., 2022, Groundwater quality of Carbon and Stillwater Counties, south-central Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 6-04, 39 p. |
| 2021 | English, A., LaFave, J.I., and Richter, M., 2021, Yellowstone Controlled Groundwater Area, Montana long-term monitoring program: Data summary report: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 743, 126 p. |
| 2020 | Blythe, D., and LaFave, J, 2020, Hydrogeologic map of Carbon and Stillwater Counties, south-central Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 6-02, Carbon and Stillwater Counties, Montana, October 21, 2020. |
| 2020 | Blythe, Daniel D., and LaFave, John I., 2020, Hydrogeologic map of Carbon and Stillwater Counties, south-central Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 6-02, 17 p., 1 sheet. |
| 2020 | LaFave, J, 2020, Technical reports completed for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, 2015-2019, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Miscellaneous Contribution 22, Carbon, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Hill, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Stillwater, Toole, Wibaux, Yellowstone Counties, August 31, 2020. |
| 2020 | LaFave, John I., 2020, Principal aquifers of Montana, in Metesh, J.J., and Gammons, C.H., eds., Geology of Montana-Special Topics: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 122, v. 2, 33 p. |
| 2018 | Carstarphen, C.A., and LaFave, J.I., 2018, Groundwater quality of Gallatin and Madison Counties, southwest Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 8-03, 2 sheets. |
| 2017 | Crowley, J.J., LaFave, J.I., Bergantino, R.N., Carstarphen, C.A., and Patton, T.W., 2017, Principal aquifers of Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Hydrogeologic Map 11, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. |
| 2017 | LaFave, J.I., Carstarphen, C.A., and Crowley, J., 2017, Fluoride concentrations in Montana's groundwater: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Hydrogeologic Map 10, 1 sheet. |
| 2016 | LaFave, J.I., 2016, Baseline water-quality investigation, Emigrant Creek watershed, south-central Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Ground-Water Open-File Report 23, 24 p. |
| 2015 | Carstarphen, C.A., LaFave, J.I., Crowley, J., Mason, D.C., Richter, M.G., Madison, J.P. and Blythe, D.D., 2015, Data for water wells, springs, and streams visited during the Gallatin-Madison Ground Water Characterization Study: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 8-01, 40 p., 1 sheet. |
| 2015 | LaFave, J.I., 2015, Groundwater-Themed MBMG 2015 Calendar. |
| 2014 | Carstarphen, C., Patton, T., and LaFave, J.I., 2014, Water levels in the Upper West Bench alluvial aquifer, Red Lodge, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 8, 8 p. |
| 2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Tracking Montana's Groundwater: Montana Petroleum Association, The Treasure State Journal, p. 22 -24. |
| 2014 | LaFave, J.I., 2014, Tracking Montana's groundwater: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 9, 10 p. |
| 2014 | Madison, J.P., LaFave, J.I., Patton, T.W., Smith, L.N., and Olson, J.N., 2014, Groundwater resources of the Middle Yellowstone River area: Treasure and Yellowstone counties, Montana Part A* - Descriptive Overview and Water-Quality Data: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 3-A, 82 p. |
| 2013 | LaFave, J.I., 2013, Groundwater quality in basin-fill and bedrock aquifers, Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, and Silver Bow counties: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 5-04, 1 sheet. |
| 2013 | Smith, L.N., LaFave, J.I., and Patton, T.W., 2013, Groundwater resources of the Lolo-Bitterroot area: Mineral, Missoula, and Ravalli counties, Montana Part A* - Descriptive Overview and Water-Quality Data: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 4-A, 96 p. |
| 2011 | Waren, K.B., and LaFave, J.I., 2011, Potentiometric surface map of basin fill and selected bedrock aquifers: Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, and Silver Bow Counties, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 5-03, 1 sheet. |
| 2008 | Abdo, G., Icopini, G., LaFave, J., Michalek, T., Metesh, J., and Waren, K., 2008, Lower Beaverhead River Case Study: in Final Case Study Report to the 60th Legislature Water Policy Interim Committee, 135 p., September 11, 2008. |
| 2008 | LaFave, J.I., 2008, Case Study: Ground water use and development in the Bitterroot watershed, in, Final Case Study Report to the 60th Legislature Water Policy Committee. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, September 11, 2008, pp. 95-106. |
| 2008 | LaFave, J.I., 2008, General concepts of stream aquifer interaction and introduction to the Closed basin area, in, Final Case Study Report to the 60th Legislature Water Policy Committee. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, September 11, 2008, pp. 3-25. |
| 2008 | LaFave, J.I., 2008, Nitrate in the ground water and surface water of the Summit Valley near Butte, Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-Water Open-File Report 22, 35 p. |
| 2007 | Olson, J.L., Smith, L.N., LaFave, J.I., 2007, Characterization of the Bull Mountain aquifer system in Treasure and Yellowstone Counties, Middle Yellowstone River Area, Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 3B-04, 1 sheet(s), 1:250,000. |
| 2006 | LaFave, J.I., 2006, Ground water quality in basin-fill and bedrock aquifers, Mineral and Missoula counties, western Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-water Assessment Atlas 4B-07, 1 sheet(s), 1:500,000. |
| 2006 | LaFave, J.I., 2006, Ground-water quality in shallow basin-fill, deep basin-fill and bedrock aquifers, Bitterroot Valley, Missoula and Ravalli counties, southwest Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-water Assessment Atlas 4B-09, 1 sheet(s), 1:500,000. |
| 2006 | LaFave, J.I., 2006, Potentiometric surface of the basin-fill and bedrock aquifers, Mineral and Missoula counties, Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-water Assessment Atlas 4B-06, 1 sheet(s), 1:100,000. |
| 2006 | LaFave, J.I., 2006, Potentiometric surface of the shallow basin-fill, deep basin-fill, and bedrock aquifers, Bitterroot Valley, Missoula and Ravalli counties, western Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-water Assessment Atlas 4B-08, 1 sheet(s), 1:500,000. |
| 2004 | Carstarphen, C.A., LaFave, J.I., and Patton, T.W., 2004, Water Levels and Nitrate in Warne Heights, Upper Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 18, 52 p. |
| 2004 | Carstarphen, C.A., Mason, D.C., Smith, L.N., Lafave, J.I., and Richter, M.G., 2004, Data for Water Wells Visited During the Upper Clark Fork River Area Ground-Water Characterization Study: Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, and Silver Bow Counties, Upper Clark Fork River Basin Steering Committee, 1994: Upper Clark Fork River Basin Water Management Plan, Helena, MT. |
| 2004 | LaFave, J.I., Smith, L.N., Patton, T.W., 2004, Ground-water resources of the Flathead Lake Area: Flathead, Lake, and parts of Missoula and Sanders counties. Part A- Descriptive overview: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Ground-water Assessment Atlas 2A, 132 p. |
| 2004 | McDonald, Catherine, LaFave, J.I., 2004, Groundwater assessment of selected shallow aquifers in the north Flathead Valley and Flathead Lake perimeter, northwest Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open File Report 492, 40 p. |
| 2003 | Patton, Thomas W., Smith, Larry N., and LaFave, J.I., 2003, Ground-water resources of the Flathead Lake area: Flathead, Lake, Sanders, and Missoula Counties, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet No. 4, 4 p. |
| 2002 | Carstarphen, C. A., Mason, Donald C., Smith, Larry N., LaFave, J.I., and Richter, Michael G., 2002, Data for water wells visited during the Lolo-Bitterroot area Ground-Water Characterization Study: Ravalli, Mineral, Missoula Counties, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 4, Part B Map 1, scale 1:250,000. |
| 2002 | LaFave, J.I., 2002, Tracing ground-water flow in the Missoula Valley aquifer, Southwest Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Ground-Water Assessment Open-File Report 17, 16 p. |
| 2002 | LaFave, J.I., Patton, Tom W., Smith, Larry N., Carstarphen, C. A., 2002, A fractured bedrock and deep basin-fill aquifer system in the Kalispell valley, northwest Montana: Proceedings of the National Ground Water Association Fractured-Rock Aquifers 2002 Conference, Denver, Colorado, p. 27-31. |
| 2000 | LaFave, J.I., 2000, Dissolved constituents map of the Deep Aquifer, Kalispell Valley: Flathead County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 2, Part B, Map 3, scale 1:63,360. |
| 2000 | LaFave, J.I., 2000, Dissolved constituents map of the southern part of the Flathead Lake Area, Lake, Missoula, Sanders Counties, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 2, Part B, Map 5, scale 1:100,000. |
| 2000 | LaFave, J.I., 2000, Potentiometric surface map of the Deep Aquifer, Kalispell Valley: Flathead County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 2, Part B, Map 2, scale 1:63,360. |
| 2000 | LaFave, J.I., 2000, Potentiometric surface map of the southern part of the Flathead Lake Area, Lake, Missoula, Sanders Counties, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ground-Water Assessment Atlas 2, Part B, Map 4, scale 1:100,000. |
| 1996 | Smith, L.N., and LaFave, J.I., 1996, Hydrogeologic Framework and Groundwater Resources of East-Central Montana: in Hunter, L.D., eds., 1995 Williston Basin Symposium, Montana Geological Society, Billings, p. 429-443. |
| 1995 | Smith, L.N., and LaFave, J.I., 1995, Hydrogeologic Framework and Groundwater Resources of East-Central Montana: in Hunter, L.D., eds., Seventh International Williston Basin Symposium Guidebook. |