Benaja Creek (Haw River tributary)

Benaja Creek
Tributary to Haw River
Benaja Creek; Tributary to Haw River
	Location of Benaja Creek mouth Benaja Creek (Haw River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rockingham; Guilford
Physical characteristics
Source	divide between Benaja Creek and Haw River
• location	about 3 miles north of Browns Summit, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°14′53″N 079°42′22″W[1]
• elevation	780 ft (240 m)[2]
Mouth	Haw River
• location	about 5 miles south of Reidsville, North Carolina
• coordinates	36°15′53″N 079°39′26″W[1]
• elevation	675 ft (206 m)[2]
Length	3.73 mi (6.00 km)[3]
Basin size	10.58 square miles (27.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Haw River
• average	12.67 cu ft/s (0.359 m3/s) at mouth with Haw River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Haw River → Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Haw River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Waterbodies	unnamed waterbodies
Bridges	Benaja Road

Benaja Creek is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Haw River, in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Benjar Creek.[1]

Course

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.[2]

Watershed

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.[4]

Natural History

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]

References

"GNIS Detail - Benaja Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
"Benaja Creek Topo Map, Rockingham County NC (Reidsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
"ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
"Benaja Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
Coomans, R.J.; Bates, Ramona C. "Rockingham County natural heritage inventory :: State Publications". cdm16062.contentdm.oclc.org. NC Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Benaja Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[BCTopozone-2] "Benaja Creek Topo Map, Rockingham County NC (Reidsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[watershed-4] "Benaja Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[RCNHI-5] Coomans, R.J.; Bates, Ramona C. "Rockingham County natural heritage inventory :: State Publications". cdm16062.contentdm.oclc.org. NC Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 8 October 2019.