| Benaja Creek | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Haw River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Benaja Creek mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Banaja Creek mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rockingham Guilford |
| Length: | 3.73miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Haw River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 12.67cuft/s at mouth with Haw River[2] |
| Source1: | divide between Benaja Creek and Haw River |
| Source1 Location: | about 3 miles north of Browns Summit, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 36.2481°N -79.7061°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 780feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Haw River |
| Mouth Location: | about 5 miles south of Reidsville, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 36.2647°N -79.6572°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 675feet |
| Progression: | Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Haw River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies: | unnamed waterbodies |
| Bridges: | Benaja Road |
Benaja Creek is a 3.73miles long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Benjar Creek.[3]
Benaja Creek rises on the divide between Benaja Creek and Haw River about 3 miles north of Browns Summit in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Benaja Creek then flows southeast barely into Guilford County before turning northeast back into Rockingham County to meet the Haw River about 5 miles south of Reidsville, North Carolina.[4]
Benaja Creek drains of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 421.17 and is about 33% forested.[2]
The Rockingham County Natural Heritage Inventory recognized one location in the Benaja Creek watershed, Benaja Alluvial Forest. Benaja Alluvial Forest is a county significant floodplain/alluvial forest that is part of a larger wetland system. Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) and overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) are present in this forest.[5]