The main aim of the research was to determine the quantitative and qualitative assessment of the condition of surface waters in the protected areas of the Lower Vistula River. The research included the analysis of the surface water monitoring network in the Lower Vistula catchment area in the water management cycle 2010-2015. The research subject was Lower Vistula on the section from the Wloclawek Reservoir (km 675) to the estuary of the river to the Gdańsk Bay (km 941). The most important results of the conducted research include: the analysis of the completeness of the Lower Vistula water monitoring network in the light of the existing Polish and European laws and the quantification of achieved assessments of ecological status / potential and chemical status. The results can be used for the rational management of basin’s water, recognizing the pressure from the municipal utilities, industry, agriculture and the hydromorphological pressure. The range (quantitative and qualitative) of the surface water monitoring network of the Lower Vistula is sufficient to determine their state, in accordance with the current requirements of the law.