Order Class 5 and Crushed Stone in Fillmore County, MN
Minnesota Rock Supply delivers gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Fillmore County, MN, with Class 5 leading the list. Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course, and it is what most drives, pads and road approaches in this county start from.
This is Driftless bluff and karst country, where loess sits over limestone, dolostone and sandstone. The ground is thin on the ridge tops and deep in the valleys, and water moves through it in ways that shape what you order.
Materials Delivered in Fillmore County
County highway departments and cities write their own standards against the same class numbers.
Order Class 5 for driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base. It carries fines, so it binds and compacts into a firm surface.
Driveway Gravel is the Class 2 material, a 3/4 inch crushed aggregate with fines. Minnesota yards sell it as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone, and it surfaces drives and beds pavers.
Crusher Run is crushed rock with the fines left in. Minnesota yards more often sell this by class or by a minus size than by the name crusher run.
Sand, soil and decorative stone round out the list. Mason Sand handles brick and block work and paver joints, and Minnesota River Rock covers decorative beds and dry creek beds.
Choosing the Right Material
Fillmore County sits in Driftless bluff and karst country. Olmsted County and Winona County share that same ground region, so the material choices there work from the same conditions.
Mower County is the one that differs. Its ground is southern and western prairie till, gray and calcareous, loamy to clayey, with deep black prairie soil over it.
That till holds water differently from loess over carbonate rock. Where the ground is clayey and slow to drain, a clean washed stone like 3/4 Clear Rock moves water away instead of holding it.
On the thin silty soils over rock in this county, water runs off steep slopes fast. A fines-bearing base like Class 5 compacts into a firm surface where you need one.
Ground Conditions Across Fillmore County
Rain, snowmelt and heavy storms drive everything here. Water runs off steep slopes fast and then disappears into sinkholes and fractures rather than soaking in evenly.
Surface flow is flashy, and valley floors flood quickly after heavy rain. Rill and gully erosion shows up on steep loess slopes, along with bluff and roadcut slumping.
That makes drainage the first question on any job. A downspout run aimed at a sinkhole goes straight to groundwater, so route it to a proper drainage bed instead.
Frost is the other driver. Cold winters bring repeated freeze-thaw, and frost lifts slabs and walks on the thin, silty soils over rock.
The season here is one of the longer ones in the state, running from the thaw into late autumn. Spring load limits go up on Southeast zone roads in early March and come off in April.
Delivery Across Fillmore 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 help size the load.
Have the drop spot clear before the truck arrives. The driver tips the material in one pile and does not spread it, so pick a spot that works for how you plan to move it.
Delivery covers Spring Valley, Chatfield, Rushford, Preston, Harmony, Lanesboro, Mabel, Fountain, Canton, Wykoff, Ostrander and Peterson. Pick your delivery date at checkout.
Order Fillmore County Gravel, Stone, Sand and Soil
Minnesota Rock Supply covers driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases, drainage runs, paver bedding, lawns and decorative beds across Fillmore County. Class 5, clear rock, granite fines, sand and black dirt all deliver to your site.
Size your load with the calculator on any product page, then place your order online and choose a delivery date.