Riprap and Bulk Aggregates for Arlington, OR

Oregon Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Arlington, OR, from 3/4 minus for a driveway base to coarse stone for bank and slope work. Every product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you order.

This is Columbia River Gorge and Plateau ground. The silt here turns greasy when it is wet and sheds water fast when it is dry, and that shapes what goes on your site.

Materials for Arlington Projects

Coarse stone does the heavy work on slope, swale and bank protection around Arlington. When runoff comes off frozen ground or a summer storm drops fast rain in a dry draw, the material that holds is the material with enough size to stay put.

Riprap is the armor for stream banks, culvert outlets, pond edges and cut slopes. In Oregon it is specified by class, from Class 50 up to Class 2000, so the class number tells you how the stone is specified for the job.

Railroad ballast is coarse angular rock for track beds, heavy hard standing and severe drainage where a large open stone is wanted. It is not a compacting material, it is an open one.

Drain rock is washed and open, so water moves through it instead of sitting. Use it for French drains, curtain drains, footing drains, drywells and downspout runs.

3/4 clean is angular crushed rock with the fines screened out. It suits drainage trenches, retaining wall backfill and bridging soft wet ground.

Quarry run is raw rock straight from the pit face, not crushed and graded material. It builds up soft ground and raises grade before a graded base course goes on top.

On the finer end, 1/4 minus beds pavers and flagstone and tops a compacted base. 3/4 minus is the standard Oregon base under driveways, parking pads, shop floors and shed bases, graded 3/4 inch down to fines so it compacts and locks up.

Delivery to Arlington and the Surrounding Area

You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load in one pile on your site.

Oregon Rock Supply delivers across Arlington and Gilliam County, including Condon and Mikkalo. Coverage is set for Oregon only, and the material comes to your site.

Have the pile location settled before the truck arrives. The driver tips the load where the truck can reach it, so a clear, reachable spot matters more than anything else on delivery day.

Ground and Conditions in Arlington

The working season here runs long, bounded by hard frost at one end and summer dust at the other. Water for compaction usually has to be hauled on the plateau, so plan the timing around that.

Across the Columbia River Gorge and Plateau, Columbia River Basalt flows sit under wind-laid loess. That leaves deep silt on the wheat ground and shallow soil where the basalt comes near the surface.

Precipitation runs 8 to 15 inches a year, so volume is not the trouble. The trouble is loess that turns greasy when wet and sheds water fast when dry.

Erosion follows the same pattern: wind on bare loess, rill and gully cutting on cultivated slopes, and sudden runoff in dry draws during summer thunderstorms. Coarse stone at outlets and on banks is the practical answer.

Winters are cold and dry with sustained freezing and a hard east wind through the Gorge, and ground frost goes deeper here than west of the Cascades. Any frost depth used for footings is set by the county building department, so confirm the figure with Gilliam County.

Questions About Stone and Delivery in Arlington

What stone should I use for drainage in Arlington?

Match the stone to the water. Drain rock, also called 1 1/2 clean, is washed and open for French drains, footing drains, drywells and downspout runs.

For drainage trenches and retaining wall backfill, 3/4 clean is angular crushed rock with the fines screened out. Both are clean material, meaning water passes through instead of sitting in it.

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

A clear, reachable spot for the pile. The truck tips the load in one pile, so the ground it lands on needs to be open enough for the truck to get to it.

Have your quantity settled before checkout, and keep the drop area free of vehicles, trailers and anything you do not want buried under the load.

Order Bulk Gravel and Stone for Arlington

Oregon Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, topsoil and aggregates across Arlington and Gilliam County. Size your load on the product page, choose your quantity by the ton or yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

Order your material for Arlington online and the truck brings it to your site.