About eight years after a water fountain was removed from King George square, millions of dollars will be spent bringing it back.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said ratepayers would invest $6.6 million to bring two new water features to Brisbane after fountains were turned off or removed during drought.

Proposed locations (yellow) for the fountain at King George Square.

The money has been allocated for two fountains - one in King George Square and the other in the Brisbane River.

In 2015, the council brought three fountains that were decommissioned during the drought back to life including one at E.E McCormack Place, Emma Miller Place and the Mooney Memorial Fountain.