#4 Crushed Stone in South Dakota
A South Dakota farm building pad or approach needs support that can drain after spring runoff. #4 Crushed Stone fills that role.
- Size: About 3/4 inch to 1-1/2 inches
- Grading: #4
- Type: Angular crushed stone
From $434 for 1 ton, delivery included (larger loads cost significantly less per ton)
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“We used the number 4 as base rock under a French drain system for a client in Harrisburg who kept getting water in the crawlspace after every downpour. Six tons went down first, wrapped in fabric, before we set the perforated pipe and topped everything with smaller stone. Delivery showed up right in the two hour window and the driver spotted the truck exactly where we needed it along the fence line.”
Marcus T. · Verified Buyer
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Everything You Need to Know About #4 Crushed Stone
Size and Grading
- Size
- About 3/4 inch to 1-1/2 inches
- Grading
- #4
- Type
- Angular crushed stone
A farm building pad, stock dam approach, or cabin road can lose support after spring runoff reaches the ground. #4 Crushed Stone provides a heavy aggregate course that drains freely while holding its position under demanding traffic. East River glacial till can retain moisture, and West River gumbo can stay wet longer than expected. Those ground conditions make an open stone course useful below an approach or working surface.
Build with #4 Crushed Stone at the base of the aggregate section, then cover it with a tighter material when the project calls for a more finished driving surface. Keeping the coarse stone below helps separate drainage duties from the surface used by tires. Around the Black Hills or near the Missouri River, the material is also useful for erosion control where runoff can cut into slopes and ditches.
Quickly Calculate How Much You Need
Material: #4 Crushed Stone
How to Measure
Measure the length and width of your project area in feet
Decide on depth in inches (2" for landscaping, 4" for driveways)
Enter the values above and we'll calculate the tonnage you need
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Not sure how much you need? The Stone Calculator has depth guides, coverage charts and worked examples for this material.
Common Uses
Heavy-Duty Base
Build a firm support layer for driveways and places with regular traffic.
Erosion Control
Set this stone on banks, ditches, and channels to help prevent spring runoff from cutting them away.
High-Volume Drainage
Its large gaps allow substantial water flow to drain fast.
Gabion Fill
Use this size to fill gabion baskets or construct retaining features.
Why Choose #4 Crushed Stone
Strong Drainage
Wide openings between stones carry high water flows.
Load Bearing
Helps hold the base steady under equipment and traffic.
Erosion Resistant
Angular, heavy pieces stay put on sloping ground.
Durable Base
Provides a foundation layer suited to deep frost and freeze-thaw cycling.
Customer Reviews
Shelterbelt lane stopped rutting
Spread ten tons of number 4 along the farm lane leading back to our shelterbelt outside Aberdeen where the tractor kept getting stuck after harvest rain. South Dakota Rock Supply had it out within two days of calling, tri axle dumped it in three spots so we could spread with the loader ourselves.
Jesse K. · Aberdeen, SD · Verified Buyer
Overflow lot ready for the festival
Twelve tons filled the muddy overflow lot behind church before the harvest festival crowd showed up. The driver dumped two piles where the deacon staked it out. Packed down hard within a week, no more soggy shoes at Sunday service.
Ruth A. · Chamberlain, SD · Verified Buyer
Gully along the driveway stopped
My husband and I ordered four tons of the number 4 stone to shore up a washout along our driveway where runoff off the hill kept cutting a gully every time it rained hard near Belle Fourche. The driver eased the truck right up to the edge without tearing up the yard and dumped it exactly where we marked with flags. A year of spring storms later the gully has not come back.
Carol N. · Belle Fourche, SD · Verified Buyer
French drain base finally worked
We used the number 4 as base rock under a French drain system for a client in Harrisburg who kept getting water in the crawlspace after every downpour. Six tons went down first, wrapped in fabric, before we set the perforated pipe and topped everything with smaller stone. Delivery showed up right in the two hour window and the driver spotted the truck exactly where we needed it along the fence line.
Marcus T. · Harrisburg, SD · Verified Buyer
Section line road finally holds up
Our lane runs half a mile off the county road outside Kadoka, and every spring it turned into axle deep soup once the frost let go. We had twenty five tons of number four hauled in and spread it over the worst two hundred feet before the cattle even started moving to summer pasture. Fifteen months and two hard winters later the base hasn't pumped up through the mud at all, and the feed truck doesn't need a run up anymore to get through.
Dale W. · Kadoka, SD · Verified Buyer
#4 Crushed Stone has 5 verified customer reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
#4 Crushed Stone delivery across South Dakota
- Sioux Falls
- Rapid City
- Aberdeen
- Brookings
- Watertown
- Yankton
- Mitchell
- Huron
- Box Elder
- Spearfish
- Pierre
- Vermillion
