Summary:

The article presents description of structures of embankment protection of Odra river and their significance analysis in the Wroclaw Water Junction. Creating of Odra river as an important European water route and related to this fact development of Wroclaw Odra section and a need of protection city of Wroclaw against flood caused appearance of many different structures of embankment protection according to their functions, constructions and building materials. Technical solutions are presented depending on flood protection, water management, inland navigation and recreation usage of Odra river. The experiences gained after flood in 1997 indicate that not all technical solutions protecting stability of water embankment meet standards of flood safety, duration and aesthetic features. Some sections of river embankments present bad condition. The need of preparing of optimization of repairing and renovation technology for different types of structures of embankment protection is emphasized.