Gills Creek is a stream in Richland County, South Carolina which drains into the Congaree River.
Gills Creek is located entirely in what is currently metropolitan Columbia, South Carolina and empties into the Congaree River.
[4] A 1999 United States Geological Survey report found high pesticide levels in Gills Creek which could be harmful to fish populations (although not above Environmental Protection Agency drinking standards) and fecal coliform levels that make the creek not "safe for swimming or other direct bodycontact activities.
In the 1780s, Wade Hampton I and Thomas Taylor bought large tracts of land and set up plantations on the East and West sides of the Gills Creek.
[6] The area remained largely agricultural until the Gills Creek swamp was drained and Camp Jackson was founded in 1917.