Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Mercer County, ND
North Dakota Rock Supply sells gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Mercer County, ND, to contractors and homeowners alike. Some buyers are building a shop pad from scratch.
Others are topping up a drive that has thinned out. Class 5 is the base gravel most of that work starts from here.
Across the Missouri Slope, thin soil sits over soft Fort Union sandstone, siltstone, claystone and lignite. Swelling clay shows up in places, and glacial material is patchy.
Materials Delivered in Mercer County
Class 5 is the standard North Dakota base gravel. It is specified by class number under Section 816, Table 816-01, and Section 302 names Class 5 as the traffic service aggregate.
Those class numbers are how material is described and ordered here, and cities and counties write them into their own street specifications. Class 5 goes under driveways, parking pads, and shop and shed bases.
Class 13 is the surfacing companion. Use it to surface an approach, lane or gravel drive where a binding, blade-friendly gravel is wanted rather than a full base course.
For drainage work, 3/4 inch crushed rock and washed rock cover most of it. Washed rock, also called 1 inch washed rock or drain rock, goes into drain tile beds, sump discharge, downspout runs and foundation drains.
On the finishing side, pea rock suits walkways, play areas, dog runs and pipe bedding. North Dakota suppliers say pea rock more often than Natural Pea Gravel, and the 3/8 inch material is what fills those jobs.
Choosing the Right Material
Morton County, Stark County and Dunn County all sit in the same region and share Mercer County's ground region. Soft Fort Union sandstone, siltstone and claystone under a thin soil cover, swelling clay in places, patchy glacial material, and sand and gravel on the Missouri River terraces.
When the ground is the same, the base reasoning is the same. Class 5 under a drive, Class 13 over the top, and a clean stone where water has to move.
Riprap is a different job altogether. Grade II riprap armors coulee and river banks, culvert outlets and shoreline against spring runoff and wave action.
Ground Conditions Across Mercer County
Water moves fast down the draws and coulees across the Missouri Slope instead of standing. The trouble is runoff arriving all at once and cutting a drive apart rather than ponding on it.
That is what a thin base shows first: a drive that ruts and washes at the edges after a hard spring melt. A full base course under the surface is the fix, not another skim of topping.
Gully cutting in soft shale and claystone is common on the slope, along with slumping on steep river bluffs and cut slopes. Riprap on those faces protects the toe before the bank moves further.
Frozen ground stops compaction through the winter. Spring load restrictions slow hauling while the frost comes out, so base, driveway and paver work runs from the end of the thaw into late fall.
Frost depth runs about 4 to 5 feet and is set by the city or county, not by a statewide table.
Delivery Across Mercer County
Order online and a dump truck tips the load on site. You choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator to size the load.
Bulk delivery covers Beulah, Hazen, Stanton, Golden Valley and Zap, along with the surrounding rural routes. Pick your delivery date at checkout.
Fill dirt, also called fill or clay fill, is worth thinking about before a gravel course goes down. It raises grade and backfills low ground so the base above it has something to sit on.
Order Gravel, Stone and Soil for Mercer County
Start with the quantity. Each product page has a calculator, and material is ordered by the ton or by the yard.
From there, pick your delivery date at checkout and a dump truck tips the load on site. Order Class 5, Class 13, riprap or black dirt for delivery across Mercer County.