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


#2 - 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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#8 - 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.
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#10 - Risk vs. Reward
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/2022
After his biggest single day gold haul ever, Dustin and his crew double down on a new site, a treacherous plunge pool called the Dog Leg. Upcreek, winter's frozen grip tightens as Kayla as her crew battle to reach their bedrock payday.
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#11 - The Motherload
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2022
Dustin is within inches of bedrock gold at the Chute, but intense pressure causes one crewmember to crack. Kayla battles the mammoth dive site at House Rock, but attempts to keep the site safe backfire and a close call sets them back weeks.
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#13 - 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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#14 - Robbery at House Rock
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2022
Kayla's two dredge operation is on the fast track to pay dirt, but the progress could be short-lived when Dustin is forced to make a major decision that would jeopardize her success for the greater good of Dustin's expanding empire.
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#18 - Boiling Point
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2021
Fred celebrates his 78th birthday the only way he knows how -- diving for gold. But a deadly widow maker threatens to end it all. Kayla's crew is on a hot streak, but their luck runs out as tensions between crew members reach a boiling point.
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#21 - Shake Up
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2021
Under extreme pressure to get his first gold of the season, Dustin pushes both crews to their limits. But it's not easy getting his new recruits up to speed at one of the world's most dangerous mine sites. And before they can prove themselves, mother nature shakes things up.
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#22 - Fresh Blood
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2021
Dustin puts his money and reputation on the line, doubling down on two claims at once for the chance at a life-changing payday. Doubling the size of his operation means bringing in fresh blood who quickly learn the hard way just how dangerous mining the raging white water is.
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