The BEST episodes of Gold Rush: White Water season 3

Every episode of Gold Rush: White Water season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush: White Water season 3!

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.

Last Updated: 3/18/2025Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing

8.01

178 votes

#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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7.81

178 votes

#2 - Rockfall Ravine

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2020

Fred fires his dredge back up and lands his biggest gold haul of the year. Dustin faces an uncertain future and Carlos makes a surprising discovery at the new dive site.

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7.80

181 votes

#3 - Hands Full of Gold

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/7/2020

Dakota Fred taps out Thunder Falls with his biggest gold haul. Dustin hits the nugget jackpot at Rockfall Ravine.

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7.79

186 votes

#4 - 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.

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7.72

176 votes

#5 - End of the Rainbow

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2020

Dustin cleans up with his biggest gold haul yet. At Thunder Falls, engine failure and giant boulders block Fred's path to gold, and as the problems escalate, his life is on the line.

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7.67

171 votes

#6 - The Pound Zone

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2019

Fred and his son Dustin risk their lives to find a fortune in gold nuggets, taking them deep beneath the waters of one of Alaska's wildest creeks.

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7.67

191 votes

#7 - No Guts, No Glory Holes

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2019

Fred and his crew return to the glory hole to complete unfinished business. Dustin's crew strikes gold, but are blocked by massive boulders and must engineer an insane system of winches and pulleys to go deeper and get down to bedrock.

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7.67

189 votes

#8 - Nugget Heaven

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/20/2019

Dustin Hurt hits bedrock and a pile of nuggets at Rainbow's End. Fred chases the gold upstream into a dangerous new spot, forcing him to rethink his plans.

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7.66

196 votes

#9 - Birthday Gold

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2019

Dustin's crew is left shorthanded after an unlikely injury, forcing him to take a calculated risk that nearly turns deadly. After his luck turns, Fred's dives on his 76th birthday to decode a bedrock gold mystery.

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7.63

173 votes

#10 - Cliffhanger

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/2020

Dustin takes a gamble to return to a spot just above McKinley Falls for the remainder of the season, but while moving his dredge down the side a cliff, giant falling rocks threaten his life.

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7.62

169 votes

#11 - Thunder Falls

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2020

Dustin's on the best ground he's dredged when a new discovery opens the door to even more gold. Fred faces a life-and-death situation opening new ground at Thunder Falls.

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7.61

180 votes

#12 - Two Teams, One Dream

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/2019

Fred and Dustin Hurt decide to split up in their hunt for gold in the raging waters of Alaska's Chilkat mountains. While Fred has an ideal spot picked out, Dustin has a big decision to make about his location.

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7.45

150 votes

#13 - The Gold Cave

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2019

Dustin discovers a secret gold cave that could hold millions. Fred and his crew head upstream into a mini-waterfall to find a huge deposit of gold, but first they have to move their 700lb dredge up dangerous rapids.

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