Black Dirt, Stone and Soil Delivery in Keene, ND

North Dakota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Keene, ND. Slopes here shed water fast, so runoff arrives all at once and cuts where it runs.

Class 5 is the base gravel this part of North Dakota builds on. Washed stone handles the water that base cannot shed on its own.

Materials for Keene Projects

Water is the first problem on any Keene site. Short, steep ground throws runoff downhill in a hurry, so the stone that moves water matters as much as the stone that carries weight.

Start coarse. Riprap is graded Grade I, II and III here, and it armors coulee banks, culvert outlets and shoreline against spring runoff and wave action.

Step down to Washed Rock, sold as 1 inch washed rock or clean rock. It goes in drain tile beds, sump discharge, downspout runs and foundation drains, because the voids between clean stone let water through.

3/4" Crushed Stone handles drainage, bin and tank pads, pole barn floors and construction entrances. 3/8" Crushed Stone works for fine drainage, pipe bedding and a topping course over compacted base.

At the fine end, Stone Screenings bed pavers and flagstone, fill joints and pack into a walking surface. 3/8" Natural Pea Gravel, or pea rock, suits walkways, play areas, dog runs and pipe bedding.

For the base under all of it, Class 5 is the standard North Dakota base gravel. It builds driveways, parking pads, shop and shed bases.

Scoria is the red burned-lignite clinker from the west of the state. It surfaces paths, yards, lanes and parking areas.

Finish ground with Top Soil, which North Dakota yards call black dirt, or Garden Soil for raised beds and shelterbelt planting pockets.

Delivery to Keene and the Surrounding Area

North Dakota Rock Supply delivers bulk material across McKenzie County, including Keene, Watford City, Mandaree, Alexander, Arnegard and Cartwright.

Order online. Choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on your site in one pile.

Each product page carries a calculator if you need to size a load before you order.

Ground and Conditions in Keene

Work in the Little Missouri Badlands follows the weather more than the calendar. Wet clay tracks and approaches turn impassable within an hour of rain, and the season closes early.

The ground is deeply eroded soft sandstone, siltstone and bentonitic clay, cut into buttes and short steep ridges. Bands of hard red clinker, called scoria here, sit where lignite seams burned and baked the rock above them.

That bentonite swells and turns slick when wet, then shrinks and cracks as it dries. It slumps on slopes, and bare ground cuts into gullies and rills quickly.

Winters are long and severe, with deep ground frost and a hard spring thaw that heaves and softens gravel drives, approaches and township roads. Frost depth is set by the city or county rather than by a statewide table.

Plan around the thaw. A clean washed stone layer under a drive or pad gives meltwater somewhere to go instead of sitting against the base.

Questions About Gravel in Keene

Do you deliver Class 5 to Keene, ND?

Yes. North Dakota Rock Supply delivers Class 5 across Keene and the rest of McKenzie County, including Watford City, Mandaree, Alexander, Arnegard and Cartwright.

Order online, choose your quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load on your site.

What gravel is best for a driveway in Keene?

Class 5 is the standard North Dakota base gravel, and it builds driveways, parking pads and shop bases. Class 13 surfaces an approach or lane where you want a binding, blade-friendly gravel.

Top either with scoria if you want the red surface.

Order Gravel and Soil in Keene

North Dakota Rock Supply delivers Class 5, washed stone, scoria, sand, black dirt and fill across Keene and McKenzie County. Order online, size the load on the product page, and pick your delivery date at checkout.