Fire, water & lighting · Riverton & the Salt Lake Valley
Backyard waterfalls and streams
The sound of running water from your back porch. We set large boulders by machine into waterfalls and streams, finished with planting and underwater lights so they look and sound as good at night as in the day.
Most are built pondless: the water is stored under the rock and pumped back up, so there's no standing water, nothing to skim and nothing for mosquitoes.
Boulder waterfall and pond — one of our own jobs.
Is this right for you?
A good fit if…
- You want to hear water from the patio or bedroom window.
- You have a shady corner where grass struggles.
- You want to cover road or neighbor noise with something pleasant.
How we do it
Step by step.
- 1
Dig the basin and stream bed
Sized to hold enough water that you top it off occasionally, not daily.
- 2
Line it and place the pump
A liner and pump system hidden under the rock — out of sight but reachable for service.
- 3
Set the boulders
Placed by machine, then adjusted by hand. How each stone sits decides how the water falls and how it sounds.
- 4
Edge, plant and light
River cobble hides the liner edges, planting softens the banks, and lights in the water make it glow after dark.
Your choices
What you get to decide.
Pondless
Water stored under the rock. Nothing to skim, no standing water.
Small pond or basin
Visible water at the bottom of the falls, with a little more upkeep.
Utah weather & soil
Water features in a high desert
Low humidity and hot afternoons mean more evaporation than in a wetter state, so the basin is sized to carry you between top-offs. Our water is hard, too — setting stones so water sheets over them rather than spattering keeps white mineral scale down.
Before the first hard freeze, the pump is shut down and winterized (or left running on suitable designs). We'll show you exactly what yours needs.
What it costs
What moves the price.
We don’t give prices over the phone, because a number for a yard we haven’t seen is a guess. Jason walks it with you and you get a written estimate — free, with no obligation.
- Size and height of the falls
- Boulder size and count
- Pondless or pond
- Lighting
- Power to the pump and access for equipment
Our work
Photos from our jobs.
Every photo is our own work. Tap any photo to see it full size.
See a projectBoulder WaterfallsBig natural boulders set by machine into waterfalls and streams, finished with plantings and underwater lights so they look and sound as good at night as in the day.What we used, and whyQuestions
What people ask us.
Do waterfalls waste a lot of water?
No — the water circulates. You'll top off what evaporates, more in July than in May.
What upkeep is there?
Topping off in summer, a spring clean-out, and winterizing before the freeze. A pondless design keeps it to that.
We work across Riverton, Herriman, South Jordan, Draper, Bluffdale, West Jordan and the rest of the Salt Lake Valley. Something else on your mind? Call 801-608-7207.
Free estimate
Let’s walk your yard together.
Call and tell us what you have in mind. Jason will come out, walk the property with you, and give you a written estimate — free, with no obligation.
Mon–Fri · 8:00–5:00 · Riverton, Utah · Licensed & insured