The BEST episodes of Gold Rush: White Water season 6

Every episode of Gold Rush: White Water season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush: White Water season 6!

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: 4/25/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing

7.88

116 votes

#1 - Dakota Fred Takes Charge

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2022

Battling the raging whitewater at Nugget Creek, Dustin and crew must build a safe harbor for their dredge. Meanwhile, legendary miner Fred Hurt returns to help solve the mystery of the pilings gold.

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7.78

106 votes

#2 - 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.

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7.76

147 votes

#3 - 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.

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7.73

133 votes

#4 - Into the Unknown

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2022

Dustin's new Nugget Creek claim is said to hold life-changing deposits of gold, but Dustin and his crew must survive the most remote and inhospitable corners of Alaska to get it.

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7.70

134 votes

#5 - Airboat Accident

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2022

With vital supplies running dangerously low at their remote Nugget Creek claim, Dustin attempts the impossible. Meanwhile, Kayla tackles the most dangerous diving conditions they’ve ever seen.

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7.59

64 votes

#6 - Fuelling the Pressure

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2022

Out of fuel and out of options, Dustin risks his life on a resupply mission, navigating the raging Alaskan white water in the driver seat of his unproven airboat; Kayla comes face-to-face with a collapsing snow bridge in order to reach her claim.

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7.57

129 votes

#7 - At War with a Widowmaker

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2022

With a windowmaker looming over the dive site, Dustin takes a new dredging approach that lands him in the path of Nugget Creek's roughest waters; an emergency at Kayla's site threatens to sideline one of the miners.

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7.51

134 votes

#8 - Explosion at Nugget Creek

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/2022

An unexpected storm tears through Nugget Creek, putting their dive sites and dredges in severe jeopardy. Dustin doubles down on his airboat gamble. Mounting pressure causes a potentially season-ending explosion.

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