Benaja Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) 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.

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.

[2] Benaja Creek drains 10.58 square miles (27.4 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 421.17 and is about 33% forested.

Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) and overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) are present in this forest.