Nowadays, although the Bydgoszcz Water Junction has no economic importance, it is an element of the city’s identity important for its future. The great natural and historic qualities found in one place where the Rivers Brda and Vistula, the Bydgoszcz Canal and the Górnonotecki Canal along with smaller streams (Flis, Struga Młyńska, Potok Prądy) meet are an advantage promising an opportunity for transforming the city of Bydgoszcz into the water capital of Poland.  The details of the Bydgoszcz Water Junction which are of specific significance are the water engineering facilities located within the city. One must, however, not forget the facilities that earned their place in the history of Bydgoszcz but are gone now.
Lock – A section of a waterway closed off with gates to reduce the water flow and enable vessels to sail between water bodies at different levels.