The BEST episodes of Gold Rush: White Water
Every episode of Gold Rush: White Water ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush: White Water!
Gold miners Dakota Fred and his son Dustin are back – returning to McKinley Creek Alaska, determined to make a fortune no matter the risk. But to find the big gold payout, they'll put their lives on the line by diving deep beneath the raging waters of one of Alaska's wildest creeks.
#1 - Royal Flush
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2020
The Dakota boys finish out their season with a record gold haul. Fred discovers a pocket of gold above Thunder Falls. Two miles away, Dustin battles a boulder field. Despite heavy rainfall and raging waters The Dakota Boys find their biggest nugget.
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#3 - A Tragic Beginning
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2024
A heartbreaking revelation sends shock waves through the crew as they tackle their toughest dive site yet in search of millions in gold.
#5 - Buried Alive
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2021
An early winter storm turns McKinley Creek into a raging torrent. Unwilling to call it quits, Dustin and his crew prepare for their toughest battle yet. At the trifecta, Fred's worst fears come true as the walls of his dive hole come crashing down on him.
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#9 - Fred's Golden Gift
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2024
The loss of legendary gold miner "Dakota" Fred Hurt has the miners reeling. But their determination as they push on to honor Fred's legacy pays off with a record-breaking discovery.
#11 - Enter the Superclaw
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2019
The Dakota boys bank their first gold hauls of the season. Dustin invents a custom super claw to remove massive boulders from his plunge pool. Fred and his crew are confronted by a deadly cable malfunction.
#12 - Cut and Run
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2022
Dustin Hurt makes a shocking and controversial decision that changes the course of his entire season. Kayla makes a desperate plea to double her chances at uncovering a life-changing pile of gold.
#14 - Homemade Highway to Hell
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2022
A medical emergency threatens to end the season before it begins. Meanwhile, Kayla fights to gain access to her new claim, by building a 400-foot walkway into the sheer cliffs high above Nugget Creek.
#15 - Fortune Favors the Bold
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2022
Dustin Hurt faces a dilemma: risk his life and financial ruin by purchasing and mining one of the most legendary and inhospitable claims in Alaska or play it safe in the white water of McKinley Creek.
#18 - In Too Deep
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/2021
Dustin risks the remainder of his season on an ambitious move upstream to raging waters in a quest to add to his record-breaking gold haul; after a brush with death, Fred must come up with a new plan before someone gets killed.
#19 - A Golden Opportunity
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2022
Dustin prospects new ground. Fred leads the crews as the creek rages.
#23 - Hell from the Heavens
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/1/2023
A monster typhoon is on a collision course with Nugget Creek, threatening to rip the gold from Dustin's grip. With both crews on the verge of striking life-changing gold, they're prepared to stand their ground and fight back against the coming storm.
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#24 - Depths of Despair
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2021
The Dakota Boys are close to a huge gold cleanup; Ryan faces his worst fears as he dives deeper than ever into a crumbling, narrow 14-foot hole; Carlos finally hits bedrock at Rockfall Ravine and reveals that this dive site could pay out huge.
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#25 - The Last Stand
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2022
In the season finale, Dustin's return inspires a final push to get a life-changing pile of gold from McKinley Creek before winter freezes them out. Kayla calls one last Hail Mary play to reach House Rock bedrock payday.