Large River Rock and Bulk Aggregates for Newfolden, MN

Minnesota Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Newfolden, MN, from Class 5 for a drive or pad to coarse stone for a bank that keeps washing out. Each product page carries a calculator, so you can size the load by the ton or the yard before you order.

This part of the state sits on the flat bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, deep silt and clay under almost no fall. Water stays where it lands, and that shapes what you put on the ground.

Materials for Newfolden Projects

Slope, swale and bank protection starts with size. Coarse, clean stone holds a bank and passes water; fines-bearing material binds and compacts but will not drain.

Match the stone to the job before you match it to the budget.

Coarse stone for slope and bank work

RipRap is the heavy end of the range, sized for lakeshore, streambank, culvert outlets and slope armouring against ice, wave and spring runoff.

Railroad Ballast is a coarse Crushed Stone for track beds, hard standing and severe drainage where a bank or a wet approach needs open stone that will not move.

Large River Rock is round washed stone for dry creek beds, heavier decorative work and light shoreline and slope protection. Round stone shifts, so keep it to light work.

Drainage and clear stone

Drainage Rock runs about 1 1/2 inch clear in Minnesota, and it goes into French drains, drywells, footing and foundation drains, downspout runs and sewer bedding. Clear means washed, with the fines taken out.

3/4 Clear Rock is the same idea at a smaller size: drainage beds, drive surfacing, construction entrances and trench backfill. It also acts as foundation rock, the clean layer under a basement slab and around footing drains.

3/8" Crushed Stone handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and a thin topping over a compacted base. It is sold as granite chips or as a red or buff limestone chip depending on the quarry.

Base, drive and bedding material

Class 5 is the standard Minnesota base course. It goes under driveways, parking pads, shed and garage bases and road base, and it keeps its fines so it binds and compacts.

Driveway Gravel covers Class 2. Minnesota yards sell it as Class 2 granite, buff limestone or red limestone, and it tops an existing drive or finishes over a compacted base.

Granite Fines are the fine end: paver, flagstone and patio bedding and compacted garden paths. Minnesota granite fines come from the Crushed Stone quarried in the St.

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Delivery to Newfolden and the Surrounding Area

You order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator so you can size the load before you commit.

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across Minnesota, including Newfolden and the rest of Marshall County. Warren, Argyle, Stephen, Oslo and Grygla all sit inside the same coverage.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Have the spot clear and reachable, and keep the pile where you want to work from.

Ground and Conditions in Newfolden

Across the Red River Valley and the northern lake plain, the ground is the flat bed of glacial Lake Agassiz: deep silt and clay settled out in still water. There is almost no fall, so meltwater and rain sit where they land.

That tight subgrade is weak, frost susceptible and a poor aggregate source. Usable sand and gravel sit on the beach ridges and river terraces, which is why clean, imported stone does the drainage work here.

Base, drive and paver work waits for the thaw and for the clay to dry out. Spring load limits go up on North zone roads from late March into May, and the building season is short at both ends, so timing a delivery matters as much as the material.

Winters here are among the coldest in the state, with frost driven deep into clay that holds water and heaves hard as it thaws. The Minnesota Residential Code footing table sets a frost depth of 5 feet for its Zone I counties.

Questions from Newfolden Buyers

What stone should I use for drainage in Newfolden?

Use clean, washed stone with the fines taken out. Drainage Rock, about 1 1/2 inch clear, suits French drains, drywells and footing drains.

3/4 Clear Rock works for drainage beds and trench backfill, and 3/8" Crushed Stone handles pipe bedding and fine drainage. Fines-bearing material like Class 5 binds and compacts instead of draining, so keep it out of a drain.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, reachable spot for the pile. The truck tips the load in one place, so the ground you choose is where the material stays.

Keep the approach open enough for a dump truck to get in and back out, and put the pile close to where you will move it from.

Order Bulk Aggregate for Newfolden

Minnesota Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone, sand and soil to Newfolden and the surrounding part of Marshall County. Pick your material, size the load with the calculator on the product page, and choose a delivery date at checkout.

Order online when you are ready.