The Craig River is a river located in Alaska

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, United States

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 and British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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, also formerly known as the South Fork of the Iskut River, as it is the main south tributary of the lower Iskut

Iskut River

The Iskut River is the largest tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, entering it a few miles above its entry into Alaska....

. The Craig has a tributary in Alaska, the South Fork Craig River. The river's origin in Alaska is located near 56°27′00"N 131°25′00"W and crosses into British Columbia at 56°29′30"N 131°17′30"W.

Name origin

The river was named for John Davidson Craig, BA, BSc, DLS, engineer in charge of international boundary surveys in the vicinity of the Unuk River

Unuk River

The Unuk River is a river in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows from the Coast Mountains southwest to Behm Canal, northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska....

, 1905; Whiting River

Whiting River

The Whiting River is a river in Alaska and British Columbia, entering the waters of Stephens Passage at the Borough of Juneau in the Alaska Panhandle between the mouths of the Taku and Stikine Rivers. The main tributary of the Whiting is the South Whiting. The river's basin is at the northern end...

, 1906; Bradfield River, 1907; Iskut River

Iskut River

The Iskut River is the largest tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, entering it a few miles above its entry into Alaska....

, 1908, and Salmon River, 1920. J.D. Craig was appointed Boundary Commissioner for His Britannic Majesty, 7 May 1925.