Gold Rush: White Water

The Dakota Boys put together a team of intrepid divers, mountaineers and bush mechanics to go where no miner has ever managed to explore - the depths of freezing plunge pools in white water rapids that have only recently become accessible. Nothing will stop these guys - they'll dive in raging torrents with a six-inch suction dredge where one wrong move could have dead... Read all

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Dustin Hurt , Wes Richardson , Carlos Minor , Paul Richardson , Fred Hurt , James Hamm , Paul Christie , Scott Allen , Kayla Johanson , Bray Poor , Ryan Cardoza , Mark Stamper , Justin Peterson , Kayla Sheets , Rich Webster , Jennifer Sheets , Casey Morgan , Eric Foster

0Season 1

S1.E0 ∙ Hidden Depths

Fri, Mar 23, 2018

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1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Between Craziness & Insanity

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

The Dakota Boys return to McKinley Creek to dive into for millions of gold but the Alaskan winter destroys their mining equipment; Dustin locates the perfect plunge-pool.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ First Gold

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

'The Dakota Boys' launch their gold dredge. Fred dives in the raging white water, and despite running out of air, the 72-year-old veteran succeeds in finding their first gold.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Dredge Down

Fri, Feb 2, 2018

The first gold nugget promises a monster payday. But when Dustin dives into the danger zone, a torrent where the current moves rocks, a rogue boulder almost costs him his life.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Boulder Battles

Tue, Feb 20, 2018

Fred's ex-boss Todd Hoffman has invested $50,000 in the Dakota Boy's operation. He infuriates Dustin, when he pays a surprise visit in a chopper.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Inland Tsunami

Fri, Feb 23, 2018

73 year old Dakota Fred gets married for the fourth time and a landslide upstream threatens to unleash a wall of water that could destroy the dive site and drown the miners.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Hypothermia

Fri, Mar 2, 2018

The Dakota Boys' desperate bid to hit bedrock gold is thwarted when 73-year-old Fred's heating system fails mid-dive and he's is overcome by the glacial Alaskan water.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ The Graboid

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The Dakota Boys are digging down to bedrock gold but when they hit the biggest boulder of the season Dustin is forced to rig a new mechanical solution the Graboid.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ End of Days

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

A flash flood rushing down McKinley Creek threatens to kill the crew and destroy their operation, but the Dakota Boys still manage to find more gold than they've got all season.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Dakotas Strike Back

Fri, Jan 4, 2019

Television's most dangerous gold mining is back. The Dakota Boys double down on everything including crew, locations and equipment, while the remote Alaska conditions punish their efforts like never before.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Burned Alive

Fri, Jan 11, 2019

Equipment failure leaves one crew member with life-threatening burns, while the advantage of having two dredges up and running proves successful.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ When Bears Attack

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Above water, a hungry and aggressive apex predator tears through the miners camp, forcing the crew to come together to find a solution. Below water, The crew uses new equipment to speed up their gold recovery.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Too Close for Comfort

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

Fred and Dustin disagree on where to find the gold and dig separate holes. But, a fierce confrontation jeopardises the entire operation.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Nugget Trap

Fri, Feb 1, 2019

The Dakota Boys and the crew face difficulties and delays when their equipment breaks. But, their hard work finally pays off when they find a huge amount of gold.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ McKinley, We Have a Problem

Fri, Feb 8, 2019

The Dakota Boys push towards Bedrock Crack when disaster strikes and Rich is left in deep trouble. Dustin calms him down and he returns to the water.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Sacrifice & Sabotage

Fri, Feb 15, 2019

Morale hits rock bottom after months of hard work are wiped out. Dustin looks for an alternative dive site, but Fred insists on working the original location.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Landslide

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

With time running out, Fred breaks the drill. To replace it, he buys a dangerous but effective pressure washer to break through the last ground before pay dirt.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Widow Maker

Fri, Mar 1, 2019

The Dakota boys are dredging towards a nugget trap they believe holds a jackpot of gold. After a rough season, this could this be the life-changing fortune they desperately need.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Gold Strike

Fri, Mar 8, 2019

The crew cleans up and does a final gold weigh-in for the season. Then Dustin leads them to a new mine site he's had his eye on that proves instantly to have massive gold potential.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Diving Deeper

Fri, Mar 22, 2019

The Dakota Boys and their crew members reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what's next.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Two Teams, One Dream

Fri, Nov 8, 2019

Dakota 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.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Pound Zone

Fri, Nov 15, 2019

Dakota 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.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ No Guts, No Glory Holes

Fri, Nov 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.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Enter the Superclaw

Fri, Nov 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.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Birthday Gold

Fri, Dec 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.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Gold Cave

Fri, Dec 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.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Nugget Heaven

Fri, Dec 20, 2019

The Dakota Boys are over halfway through their season. In a hunt for bedrock gold Fred and his crew are reminded of the life-threating dangers they face.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Thunder Falls

Fri, Jan 10, 2020

Fred and his crew have finally made it to the big waterfall, Thunder Falls. But they must battle the elements as they race to find out much gold lies on the bedrock.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ End of the Rainbow

Fri, Jan 17, 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.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Rockfall Ravine

Fri, Jan 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.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Hands Full of Gold

Fri, Feb 7, 2020

Dakota 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.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Royal Flush

Fri, Feb 14, 2020

Dakota 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.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Come Hell or High Water

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

A late start to the season and record snowfall melt create challenges for the crew. Dustin picks up where he left off as Fred's future lies in the balance.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Good as Gold

Fri, Nov 20, 2020

The Dakota Boys race against time and put their new crew members to the test to rebuild their mine sites and haul heavy equipment to the Trifecta and Rockfall Ravine. Their first dive is golden and promises a successful season.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Swallowed Up

Fri, Nov 27, 2020

Carlos, Dustin and James battle the fastest and most violent rapids they've ever dove in; they must engineer a way to slow the rapids or risk being washed over the 80-foot waterfall; a faulty valve on Fred's operation becomes explosive.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Enter the Mammoth Claw

Sun, Dec 6, 2020

Dustin's crew is finally down to virgin ground but discovers their equipment is no match for the giant boulders at Rockfall Ravine, so Wes fabricates a new tool for their arsenal -- The Mammoth Claw. Fred puts greenhorn Scott to the test.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Fistful of Nuggets

Fri, Dec 11, 2020

Dustin's gamble of investing his life savings into these claims pays off after Carlos removes a monster boulder and finds chunky nuggets; Fred and crew battle the Trifecta, a game-changing discovery proves Fred's ancient waterfall theory.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Rookie Mistakes

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

On a gold streak, Dustin dives deeper than ever and uncovers the largest obstacle of his career. New recruit Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove himself in the water, but a rookie mistake could end his career just as it starts.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Happy Endings

Fri, Jan 8, 2021

Dustin calls on a legend for help cracking a boulder on rich ground.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Dustin to the Rescue

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Dustin takes control after Fred discovers a life-threatening boulder.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Depths of Despair

Fri, Jan 29, 2021

Dakota 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.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Ride or Die

Fri, Feb 5, 2021

With their richest site picked clean, Dustin and crew move upstream to "The Chute" a promising, yet dangerous site with rapids stronger than ever. Fred and crew rethink their operation and adapt the rock drag method to a vertical lift system.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ A Special Kind of Crazy

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

At his new dive site, The Chute, Dustin is overpowered by the raging white water leaving his life in his crew's hands. After heavy rain, Fred's crew fights zero visibility and have a deadly encounter 14 feet underwater.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ In Too Deep

Fri, Feb 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 in their 20-foot dive hole.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Under Pressure

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Dustin's crew make an exciting discovery that pushes them to test their limits. Fred's crew is dangerously deep and under pressure to get down to bedrock.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Buried Alive

Fri, Mar 5, 2021

A storm turns McKinley Creek into a raging torrent, but Dustin is unwilling to call it quits. Fred's fears come true as the walls of his dive hole come crashing down.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ To the Edge

Fri, Mar 12, 2021

Determined to add to his season's record-breaking gold haul, Dustin pushes his luck to the very edge, as a freak accident sends him hurtling out of control towards the 80 foot drop at McKinley falls.

0Season 5

S5.E0 ∙ Never Back Down

Fri, Nov 19, 2021

After two months of uncertainty, Dustin and his crew return to the Chilkat Mountains. Dustin is willing to risk it all to get back on the gold trail.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Roll of the Ice

Fri, Nov 5, 2021

Dustin takes the biggest gamble of his life, but will doubling his crew mean double the reward or double the danger? Meanwhile, Fred drops a bombshell on Dustin.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Fresh Blood

Fri, Nov 12, 2021

Dustin puts his money and reputation on the line, doubling down on two claims. He brings in fresh recruits who quickly learn the dangers of mining in white water.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Shake Up

Fri, Nov 19, 2021

Under extreme pressure to get his first gold of the season, Dustin pushes both crews to their limits at one of the world's most dangerous mine sites. And before they can prove themselves, mother nature shakes things up.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Who's the Boss

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Dustin makes a surprise announcement that divides the crew. Fred returns to McKinley Creek with a lead on new ground, rumored to be the home to a fortune in gold.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Groundbreaking Gold

Fri, Dec 3, 2021

Fred opens the door to a new site. After a bust-up with Fred, Kayla makes a discovery that will change the course of their entire season.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Boiling Point

Fri, Dec 10, 2021

Fred celebrates his 78th birthday by diving for gold. Kayla's crew is on a hot streak, but their luck runs out as tensions between crew members reach a boiling point.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Gamblin' Man

Tue, Jan 11, 2022

Dakota 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. They hope to both find the gold and make it out alive.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Hard Times at House Rock

Fri, Jan 14, 2022

In an act of sheer desperation, Dustin Hurt gambles his entire future on a dangerous mining strategy. Will the risk lead to reward or ruin?

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Cut and Run

Fri, Jan 21, 2022

Dustin makes a controversial decision that changes his season.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Robbery at House Rock

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

Dustin makes a decision that jeopardizes Kayla's future.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Blood Runs Thicker Than Water

Fri, Feb 4, 2022

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12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Curse of the Gold Gods

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

An accident shuts Dustin down. Kayla's crew faces an impenetrable obstacle.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Blackout

Fri, Feb 18, 2022

The crew must dive in the most dangerous conditions they've ever faced.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ The Motherload

Fri, Feb 25, 2022

Dustin is within inches of bedrock gold at the Chute.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Risk vs. Reward

Fri, Mar 4, 2022

Dustin banks on a bold move; Kayla races against winter to save her season.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ A Golden Opportunity

Fri, Mar 11, 2022

Dustin prospects new ground. Fred leads the crews as the creek rages.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ The Last Stand

Fri, Mar 18, 2022

Dustin fights to the bitter end. Kayla reaches her breaking point.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Fortune Favors the Bold

Fri, Nov 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.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Into the Unknown

Fri, Nov 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.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Airboat Accident

Fri, Nov 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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