In 1738, the canal was named after the contractor Semyon Kryukov.

The Kryukov Canal runs from the Admiralteysky Canal in the area of the present Labor Square and all the way to the Fontanka River.

During the construction of part of the Annunciation Bridge, some water was piped through the present Labor Square.

[2] Since 1830, the section from the Moyka to the Fontanka became called the Kryukov Canal.

The length is 1.5 km, the width is up to 20 m, and the depth is 2 m. Together with the Admiralteysky Canal, the Kryukov Canal separates the New Holland Island from the Second Admiralteysky Island.