Riprap, Stone and Soil Delivery in Lovell, WY

Wyoming Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Lovell, WY, from crushed base for a shop pad to riprap for a ditch bank. Size your load with the calculator on each product page, then pick a delivery date at checkout.

The truck tips it on site and you take it from there.

Ground in the Bighorn Basin runs alkaline and dry, so what you put down and how it drains matters as much as how much you order. Start with the material that matches the job, not the one that is easiest to spread.

Materials for Lovell Projects

Slope, swale and bank protection starts with coarse stone. When spring runoff comes off the Bighorn Basin ground, water moves fast and it takes bare soil with it.

Heavy angular rock is what holds a bank in place.

RipRap is the material for that work. It armors stream banks, culvert outlets, draw and ditch lining, and slopes that see runoff.

It is also called rip rap, armor rock or shot rock.

Crushed Base, also called 3/4 minus or crushed base course, is the compacted base for driveways, shop and shed pads, parking areas and county-style lanes. It is the standard Wyoming base material.

For a drive or a ranch lane, Driveway Gravel surfaces the top. Pit Run is unprocessed pit gravel for deep fill, raising grade and sub-base under a crushed base course.

It is not a finished driving surface.

Drainage stone runs from coarse to fine. Washed Rock, or 3/4 clean, goes in perimeter and curtain drains, foundation drains and downspout runs.

3/4" Crushed Stone handles drainage beds, pipe bedding and construction entrances.

3/8" Crushed Stone takes fine drainage, trench bedding and tight topping over a compacted base. #57 Stone and #67 Stone work in drainage and concrete, and locally they are usually asked for by inch size.

Scoria, or red rock, is the burnt-coal clinker dug in the Powder River Basin. It goes on paths, walkways, drives and pads where sound natural aggregate is scarce.

Stone Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and pack down on pathways.

For beds and borders, Wind River Rock is rounded river-washed stone. It works in dry creek beds and as a replacement for bark in a dry, windy climate.

Large River Rock takes heavier decorative and erosion work.

Topsoil in the basin is thin and stony, so Top Soil is screened before it goes on lawns, grading and bed prep. Garden Soil fills raised beds and planting areas.

Delivery to Lovell and the Surrounding Area

Wyoming Rock Supply delivers across Lovell and Big Horn County. Orders go through online, and quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard.

Each product page has a calculator to size the load.

At checkout you choose the delivery date. The dump truck tips the load in one pile at the site.

Coverage runs to Greybull, Basin, Burlington, Deaver and Manderson as well.

Have the delivery spot open and reachable before the truck arrives. A clear, firm area at the site keeps the drop simple, and it keeps you from moving material twice once it is on the ground.

Ground and Conditions in Lovell

The Bighorn Basin is the driest ground in Wyoming, and the lower basin takes only 5 to 8 inches of precipitation in a year. Most of the water that does arrive comes as snowmelt or irrigation.

Soils here run alkaline and saline, silt and clay over shale, gypsum and bentonite beds. Alkaline ground seals over instead of soaking water in, which is why drainage layers matter more than they do in wetter country.

Wind across bare, dry, sparsely vegetated ground does steady work on unprotected surfacing, and sheet and gully cutting follows irrigation runs and badland clay. Riprap and coarse stone are the practical answer on banks and channels.

The working season on the warm, low basin floor is comparatively long by Wyoming standards, running from spring breakup well into autumn. The window up on the rim is much shorter.

Winters are cold and dry, with far less snow than the mountains around the rim, so bare frozen ground and deep frost are normal. Thaw cycles work directly on unprotected surfacing, and footing depth is set by the local building department.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Lovell

What stone should I use for drainage in Lovell?

For a perimeter or foundation drain, use washed rock, also called 3/4 clean, because the fines are washed out and water moves through it. For drainage beds and pipe bedding, 3/4 inch crushed stone works.

For finer work and trench bedding, step down to 3/8 inch crushed stone or #57 and #67 stone.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot open, firm and reachable, with nothing in the way of a dump truck. The load is tipped in one pile, so leave room around it for moving material afterward.

If the ground is soft or the approach is tight, sort that out before the delivery date you picked at checkout.

Order Riprap, Stone and Soil for Lovell

Wyoming Rock Supply delivers riprap, crushed base, drainage stone, sand, topsoil and mulch to Lovell and the rest of Big Horn County. Coverage runs to Greybull, Basin, Burlington, Deaver and Manderson.

Pick your material, size the load with the calculator, and set a delivery date at checkout to get your order on the way.