Outdoor Water Fountains

No plumber, no trench, no supply line. Every fountain here recirculates the water you pour in, so all it asks for is one ordinary outdoor outlet and a level spot.

Tabletop pieces for a step or a balcony, tall ones that hold a corner on their own, and many of them lit from within after dark.
Sort by

88 products
Filter and sort
Filter and sort

88 products

Clear

88 products

The Numbers That Matter

  • Already inside Pump
  • Tabletop to over six feet Height
  • Recirculates, none plumbed in Water
  • One ordinary outlet Power
  • LED built into many models Lighting
  • Tool free Assembly

An Outdoor Water Fountain That Runs the Day It Arrives

Four bowl tiered fountain running on a covered porch, slim power cord tucked along the wall to an outdoor outlet

What an outdoor water fountain needs from you

Less than people expect. Every fountain on this page arrives with its pump already inside, and the water it runs on is the water you pour in. It recirculates, so there is no supply line to connect, nothing to bury, and no plumber to book.

What it needs is one ordinary outdoor outlet and a level spot. Assembly is tool free: the pieces stack, the cord tucks down the back, you fill the basin and switch it on. A self contained fountain is exactly what it sounds like, and it is the reason one of these can be running the afternoon it arrives.

Tall pedestal bowl fountain at the end of a paving path at sunset, standing above the clipped border planting

Height, and the spot it has to hold

The range here runs from tabletop pieces to over six feet tall, and height is the decision that matters most, because a fountain has to be in scale with the ground around it. Under about 36 inches on an open patio and the piece gets swallowed by the space. A large water fountain at 42 inches or more holds a corner on its own and gives the eye somewhere to land.

Small does not mean weak, it means a smaller job. A fountain for small patio use, on a step, a balcony or beside a bench, is meant to be heard from three feet away rather than seen from thirty. Pick the height from the spot, then pick the shape.

Dark stacked rock resin fountain and pale cream cast concrete fountain running apart on an open lawn

Resin or concrete

Both are cast the same way, poured into a mold, and the choice between them is about where the piece lives rather than about quality. Resin holds fine cast detail, comes in stone, slate and copper tones, and stays light enough that one or two people can set it down on a deck or a courtyard and move it again later.

Concrete is the heavier answer for a spot you have already decided on. A cast stone fountain carries real mass, sits through wind without help, and softens outdoors over two or three seasons into something that looks like it grew there. Both recirculate the same way and both take the same pump.

The shapes, and what each one sounds like

Shape decides sound. A tiered fountain drops water in short falls from one bowl to the next, which is the steady rinsing note most people picture. Stacked rock and slate break the flow into many small streams and read closer to a creek. A wall fountain sends a thin sheet down a flat face, quieter and more even. A pedestal fountain lifts a single bowl to standing height, so the sound arrives at ear level instead of from the ground.

Louder is not better. Match the note to the distance you will hear it from, and to whatever it has to compete with, a road, a neighbor, an air conditioner.

Slate column wall fountain at dusk, warm LED light glowing up through the falling water beside patio chairs

The ones that stay on after dark

Many of these have LED lighting built in, and it changes what the piece does with its evening. An outdoor fountain with lights puts the glow inside the falling water rather than on it, so after sunset you see the movement itself instead of a lit object. The warm tones read as lamplight, not as a pool feature.

There is nothing separate to wire. A water fountain with led lights runs the pump and the lights from the same cord and the same outlet, and most switch together, so the evening version of the piece costs you one plug.

Tiered rock fountain switched off and drained for winter, breathable cover folded on the leaves beside it

Winter, and the one thing that breaks a fountain

Water left in a basin freezes, expands, and splits whatever is holding it. That is very nearly the only way one of these fails, and it takes about ten minutes to prevent. Before the first hard frost, drain every bowl and the base, unplug the pump and store it dry indoors, and let the piece dry out before you cover it.

After that a resin piece is easiest brought under shelter and a concrete one can stay where it is under a breathable cover. Nothing else about the off season needs attention.

Comparing Your Outdoor Water Fountain Options

ResinCast concrete
What it isCast resin, hollow bodiedCast concrete, solid through
WeightOne or two people can place itA two person lift at least
Where it goesDeck, balcony, patio, courtyardLawn, gravel, a spot it will keep
FinishCast detail in stone, slate and copper tonesCast stone that gains patina outdoors
Moving it laterStraightforwardPlan on it staying put
WinterDrain and bring it under shelterDrain and cover it in place

Six ways into the range

  1. Resin Rustic Outdoor Fountain Birdhouse and Iron Tap 01

    Tiered fountains

    Water in short falls, bowl to bowl

    17 pieces
  2. Resin Stacked Rock Fountain Outdoor 02

    Rock and slate fountains

    Many small streams, closer to a creek

    20 pieces
  3. Concrete Modern Outdoor Water Fountain Ring Cream 03

    Modern outdoor fountains

    Plain geometry, one continuous form

    26 pieces
  4. Resin Rustic Outdoor Fountain Birdhouse and Iron Tap 04

    Rustic and farmhouse fountains

    Barrels, pumps and weathered timber

    22 pieces
  5. Resin Slate Outdoor Water Wall Fountain 05

    Wall fountains

    A thin sheet down a flat face

    7 pieces
  6. Resin Geometric Tall Outdoor Wall Fountain 79 Inch 06

    Tabletop and indoor fountains

    A desk, a shelf, a porch step

    34 pieces
Tiered bowl fountain running on a patio at golden hour, lawn and planted border sweeping away to the left

Before You Order an Outdoor Water Fountain

Does an outdoor water fountain need plumbing
No. The pump inside recirculates the water you pour in, so there is no supply line and nothing to bury. One ordinary outdoor outlet runs it.
How loud is it
About the level of steady rain on leaves, and the shape sets the character more than the size does. Tiered pieces give a rinsing note, stacked rock breaks into many small streams, a wall fountain is the quietest of the three.
Can it run all day
Yes, the pumps are made for continuous use. The one rule is never to let it run dry, so top the basin up as the water evaporates in hot weather.
What happens in winter
Drain every bowl and the base before the first hard frost, unplug the pump and store it dry indoors. Water left to freeze in a basin is very nearly the only way one of these gets damaged.
Resin or concrete, which should I get
Resin if the spot is a deck, a balcony or anywhere you might move it. Concrete if the spot is settled and you want the mass. They hold water and take a pump the same way.
Do the LED lights need separate wiring
No. On the models that have them, the lights and the pump share one cord and one outlet.

Related collections

Guides and how tos

Pick the height from the spot and the sound from the shape, and the rest is one plug and ten minutes before winter.