Animals in Pools 

Location: SW Yamhill & Morrison between SW 5th & 6th Ave

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

Ten trough-style fountains with 25 bronze sculptures of Pacific Northwest animals, designed by Georgia Gerber, were installed in 1986 for the Local Improvement District associated with Trimet's MAX light rail.

Bill Naito Legacy Fountain

Location: Waterfront Park near the Burnside Bridge

Hours: All hours, except Fridays from 3:00-11:00 AM. Automatically shuts down at 40 degrees F, and turns back on at 45 degrees F. The upper fountain is off when the Saturday Market is on site.

The Bill Naito Legacy fountain honors Portland’s immigrants with a poem etched into its steps, celebrating the diverse cultural influences that have shaped our city. 

“The Car Wash”  (officially untitled)

Location: SW 5th Ave & Ankeny

Hours: 8:00 AM-10:00 PM during spring/summer/fall (Currently off for repairs)

This tubular fountain designed by Carter, Hull, Nishita, McCulley & Baxter was installed in 1977. A wind gauge shuts off its water on gusty days to prevent hazards for motorists.

Chimney Fountain

Location: North of SW Lincoln between 3rd & 4th Ave

Hours: Currently off for repairs

This small red-brick fountain gives the illusion of water flowing from between the bricks of a chimney.

The Dreamer

Location: Pettygrove Park, SW 3rd Ave between Market & Harrison

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

The Portland Development Commission installed Manuel Izquierdo's bronze sculpture and fountain in 1979. The sculpture is made of "yellow metal" or malleable brass. The artist hammered the sculptural forms into rounded shapes.

Elk Fountain

Location: SW Main between 3rd & 4th Ave (between Chapman Square and Lownsdale Square)

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

David P. Thompson drove sheep to Portland over the Oregon Trail. From 1879-82 he served as Portland's Mayor. In 1900, Thompson's gift of this bronze elk sculpture was intended to commemorate elk that once grazed nearby. Roland Hinton Perry sculpted the elk.

Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain

Location: Keller Fountain Park, between SW 3rd & 4th Ave, Market & Clay

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

13,000 gallons of water per minute cascade through this fountain. The fountain holds 75,000 gallons of water. Its terraces and platforms suggest the Northwest's abundant waterfalls. Angela Danadjieva designed this fountain for Lawrence Halprin Associates. People have gathered here since its completion in 1971.

Please use caution while enjoying this fountain. Like all streams and waterfalls, slippery surfaces, rapidly moving water, pools of water, and high drop-offs require careful attention. Stay back from edges due to falling hazard.

Kelly Fountain (officially untitled)

Location: SW 6th Ave & Pine

Hours: 8:00 AM-10:00 PM during spring/summer/fall

Water flows over twenty-foot steel shapes in this fountain designed by Lee Kelly, one of Portland's most prolific artists. Installed in 1977, it is popularly known as The Kelly Fountain. The Portland Water Bureau worked in partnership with the Regional Arts and Culture Council to restore this fountain to its original beauty in the spring of 2004.

Lovejoy Fountain

Location: Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW Mall between 3rd & 4th Ave

Hours: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM during spring/summer/fall

Halprin and Associates designed this stair-step fountain in 1968 for the Portland Development Commission. It celebrates the waterfalls and landscapes of the Northwest. Asa Lovejoy co-founded Portland with Francis Pettygrove.

Please use caution while enjoying this fountain. Like all streams and waterfalls, slippery surfaces, rapidly moving water, pools of water, and high drop-offs require careful attention. Please stay back from edges due  to falling hazard.

Pioneer Courthouse Square Waterfall Fountain

Location: SW Broadway between Yamhill & Morrison

Hours: Waterfall is controlled seasonally by Pioneer Courthouse Square

In the late 1970s the City acquired this land for use as a public square. Architect Will Martin designed the square and its waterfall fountain in 1983.

At full capacity, the main fountain cycles 900 gallons per minute, while the upper trough recycles 300 gallons per minute.

Salmon Street Springs 

Location: Waterfront Park, Naito Parkway at SW Salmon

Hours: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM during spring/summer/fall

This fountain celebrates city life. A computer regulates the changing patterns of the water display. At full capacity, the fountain recycles 4,924 gallons of water per minute through as many as 137 jets at once. There are 185 jets.

The Portland Development Commission funded the fountain. It was dedicated in 1988. A contest generated the name in 1989. Robert Perron Landscape Architects and Planners designed the fountain. The three cycles of the fountain are called misters, bollards, and wedding cake.

Shemanski Fountain (Rebecca at the Well)

Location: On the South Park Blocks between SW Salmon & Main

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

This Italianesque trefoil design fountain was a gift to the city from Joseph Shemanski in 1926 to thank the city for its kindness to him. Shemanski was a Polish immigrant who went from being a traveling clock salesman to successful businessman. Carl L. Linde designed the cast stone structure that surrounds the bronze sculpture by Oliver Laurence Barrett. Rebecca offered to draw water for Abraham's servant and many camels - possibly as much as a half ton of water. By providence, Rebecca's act of kindness and service revealed her as the bride.

Skidmore Fountain 

Location: Between SW Burnside & Ankeny, 1st & Naito Parkway

Hours: On all day during spring/summer/fall

This area was the center of downtown Portland when the bronze fountain was placed here in 1888. Stephen Skidmore, a druggist who arrived in Portland by covered wagon, left $5,000 in his will for a fountain for men, horses, and dogs. His friends raised additional funds to commission a design by Olin Warner. It is inscribed "Good Citizens Are The Riches Of A City," a quote from C.E.S. Wood. Wood convinced Olin Warner to take the commission for this fountain. When Warner named a price of $18,000, three of Skidmore's friends quietly made up the difference. For the dedication, brewer Henry Weinhard offered to pipe beer through the fountain, but the chairman of the Fountain Committee declined. For nearly two decades, people drank from tin cups that hung from the lions' heads at the base of the fountain. Skidmore Fountain is Portland's oldest piece of public art.

Teachers Fountain 

Location: Director Park, SW Yamhill & Park Ave

Hours: Typically on 9:00 AM-10:00 PM. May be turned off during special events - see Director Park calendar

Teachers Fountain is Portland's newest municipal fountain. It is "Dedicated to all who educate and inspire."

The fountain is a playful but elegant display of arching jets and low burbles that run downhill into a shallow pool. There are 8 modest jets, between 3-5' high, and 8 burbles approximately 12" high within the pool to gently move the water. The water in the pool spills over a barrier beneath the bench, recirculates through the sanitary system, then cycles continuously back through the display. The display does not vary or interact with users.