Gold Rush: White Water

Gold Rush: White Water
Gold Rush: White Water
	Dustin Hurt (left) and "Dakota" Fred Hurt
Starring	"Dakota" Fred Hurt; Dustin Hurt; Wes Richardson; Carlos Minor; James Hamm; Scott Allen; Kayla Johanson; Eric Foster; Mark Stamper;
Narrated by	Bray Poor (seasons 1–3); Paul Christie (season 4–present)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	James Bates
Production locations	Chilkat Range, Haines Borough, Alaska
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Raw TV
Release
Original network	Discovery Channel
Picture format	1080i 16:9
Original release	January 19, 2018 –; present
Chronology
Preceded by	Gold Rush
Related shows	Gold Rush, Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine, Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune, Bering Sea Gold, Flying Wild Alaska
External links
	Website

Gold Rush: White Water is a reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel. A spin-off of Gold Rush, the series follows placer gold miners "Dakota" Fred Hurt and his son Dustin Hurt, returning to McKinley Creek in Haines Borough, Alaska, seeking their fortune by suction dredge diving within its raging waters.

On October 10, 2019, it was announced that the third season would premiere on November 8, 2019.^[1] On October 23, 2020, it was announced that the fourth season would premiere on November 13, 2020.^[2]

Cast[]

Current cast[]

Seasons	Name	Details
1–present	"Dakota" Fred Hurt	Gold miner, claim owner, gold cleaner, fabricator; diver with 15 years' experience, dredge diver, dredge tender; Dustin Hurt's father, one of "The Dakota Boys".
1–present	Dustin Hurt	Gold miner, claim owner, carpenter; dredge diver, dredge tender; Fred Hurt's son, one of "The Dakota Boys".
1–present	Wes Richardson	Gold miner, fabricator, gold cleaner; brother of Paul Richardson, one of "The Texans".
1–present	Carlos Minor	Professional diver with 15 years diving in the U.S. Marines (becoming a drill instructor) and 13 years' oil platform diving experience in the Gulf of Mexico; dredge diver, dredge tender; season 1 representative of Todd Hoffman.
3–present	James Hamm	Washington State gold miner; 5 years experience working as a professional suction gold dredge diver in the Bering Sea near Nome, Alaska; dredge diver, dredge tender, gold cleaner, hired by Dustin Hurt.
4–present	Scott Allen	Commercial diver from Battle Creek, Michigan; U.S. Marine veteran, firefighter, logger; rookie dredge diver, fabricator, rookie dredge tender, hired by Fred Hurt in season 4, then Dustin Hurt for the 2nd dive team in season 5.
5–present	Kayla Johanson	Gold miner from North Carolina; 14 years experience working as a suction gold dredge diver in Arizona and southern Alaska; dive team leader, dredge diver, dredge tender, hired by Dustin Hurt for the 2nd dive team in season 5.
5–present	Eric Foster	Commercial diver from California; 17 years experience diving in the U.S. Marines; a recreational gold miner in California; dredge diver, dredge tender, hired by Dustin Hurt for the 2nd dive team in season 5.
5–present	Mark Stamper	Gold miner; Firefighter; 2 years experience working as a professional suction gold dredge diver in the Bering Sea near Nome, Alaska; dredge diver, dredge tender, hired by Dustin Hurt for the 2nd dive team in season 5.

Minor/former cast members[]

Seasons	Name	Details
1–present	Jennifer 'Jen' Hurt, née Sheets	Fred Hurt's fiancée, then wife,^[3] mother to Zack and Kayla Sheets; season 2 McKinley Camp cook.
1, 2	Danielle Miller	Dustin Hurt's girlfriend; Hurt–Sheets wedding guest, Minor wedding guest.
1	Zack Sheets	Miner, Season 1; general laborer; Jen Hurt's son, Fred Hurt's step-son, Kayla’s brother, Dustin's step-brother.
1–4	Paul Richardson	Gold miner, dredge diver, dredge tender, fabricator; husband to Kayla Sheets, brother of Wes Richardson, one of "The Texans".
1	Todd Hoffman	Claim investor with $50,000 invested.
1	Hudson Hoffman	One of Todd Hoffman's sons.
1	Tony Beets	Hurt family friend; Hurt–Sheets wedding guest.
1	Minnie Beets	Hurt family friend; Hurt–Sheets wedding guest.
1, 3	Darla Hurt	Eldest daughter of "Dakota" Fred and sister of Dustin; Hurt–Sheets wedding guest, Richardson-Sheets wedding guest.
1, 3	Pastor Hurt	Fred's eldest son and Dustin's older brother; Hurt–Sheets wedding celebrant, Richardson–Sheets wedding celebrant.
2, 4	Mary Wilcock	Helicopter pilot, aerial long-line cargo hauler.
2	Rich Webster	Gold miner, 5 years experience as a U.S. Army mechanic, electronics expert, 5 years experience suction gold dredge diving in Alaska; dredge diver, gold cleaner.
2	K.C. "Casey" Morgan	Arizona gold miner with 10 years experience suction gold dredge diving; dredge diver.
2, 3	Teresa Garcia Minor	Carlos Minor's wife, Richardson-Sheets wedding guest.
3, 5	John "Jag" Garrard	Helicopter pilot with 40 years flying experience, aerial long-line cargo hauler.
3	Kayla Sheets	Rookie dredge tender, mini dredge operator, rookie dredge diver; Jen Hurt's daughter, Zack Sheets' sister, Fred Hurt's step-daughter, wife to Paul Richardson; hired by "Dakota" Fred.
3–4	Ryan Cardoza	Gold miner from Willow, Alaska; 6 years experience recreational suction gold dredge diving in Oregon and Alaska; dredge diver, hired by Fred Hurt.

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	9	January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)	March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
	2	12	December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
	3	14	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
	4	17	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)	March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)
	5	TBA	November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)	TBA

Season 1[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Between Craziness & Insanity"	January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)	1.93^[4]
2	2	"First Gold"	January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)	2.04^[5]
3	3	"Dredge Down"	February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02)	2.01^[6]
4	4	"Boulder Battles"	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)	1.81^[7]
5	5	"Inland Tsunami"	February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)	1.76^[8]
6	6	"Hypothermia"	March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)	1.67^[9]
7	7	"The Graboid"	March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)	N/A
8	8	"End of Days"	March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)	N/A
9	9	"Hidden Depths"	March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)	1.25^[10]

Season 2[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
10	Special	"The Dakota's vs Alaska"	December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)	N/A
11	1	"The Dakota's Strike Back"	January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)	N/A
12	2	"Burned Alive"	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	N/A
13	3	"When Bears Attack"	January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)	N/A
14	4	"Too Close For Comfort"	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)	N/A
15	5	"The Nugget Trap"	February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)	N/A
16	6	"McKinley, We Have A Problem"	February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)	N/A
17	7	"Sacrifice & Sabotage"	February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)	N/A
18	8	"Landslide"	February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)	N/A
19	9	"The Widow Maker"	March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)	N/A
20	10	"Gold Strike"	March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)	N/A
21	11	"Diving Deeper"	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)	N/A

Season 3[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
22	Special	"The Golden Guys"	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	N/A
23	1	"Two Teams, One Dream"	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	N/A
24	2	"The Pound Zone"	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	N/A
25	3	"No Guts, No Glory Holes"	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	N/A
26	4	"Enter The Superclaw"	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)	N/A
27	5	"Birthday Gold"	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	N/A
28	6	"The Gold Cave"	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	N/A
29	7	"Nugget Heaven"	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)	N/A
30	8	"Thunderfalls"	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	N/A
31	9	"End Of The Rainbow"	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	N/A
32	10	"Cliffhanger"	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	N/A
33	11	"Rockfall Ravine"	January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)	N/A
34	12	"Hands Full of Gold"	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	N/A
35	13	"Royal Flush"	February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)	N/A

Season 4[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
36	Special	"White Water Roulette"	November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)	N/A
37	1	"Come Hell or High Water"	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)	N/A
38	2	"Good As Gold"	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)	N/A
39	3	"Swallowed Up"	November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)	N/A
40	4	"Enter the Mammoth Claw"	December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)	N/A
41	5	"Fistful of Nuggets"	December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)	N/A
42	6	"Rookie Mistakes"	December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)	N/A
43	7	"Happy Endings"	January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)	N/A
44	8	"Dustin To The Rescue"	January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22)	N/A
45	9	"Depths Of Despair"	January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)	N/A
46	10	"Ride Or Die"	February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)	N/A
47	11	"A Special Kind Of Crazy"	February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)	N/A
48	12	"In Too Deep"	February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)	N/A
49	Special	"Walk The Line"	February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)	N/A
50	13	"Under Pressure"	February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26)	N/A
51	14	"Buried Alive"	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)	N/A
52	15	"To The Edge"	March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)	N/A

Season 5[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
53	1	"Roll of the Ice"	November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)	N/A
54	2	"Fresh Blood"	November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)	N/A
55	3	"Shake Up"	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	N/A
56	Special	"Never Back Down"	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	N/A
57	4	"Who's The Boss?"	November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)	N/A
58	5	"Groundbreaking Gold"	December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)	TBD
59	6	"Boiling Point"	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)	TBD
60	7	"Gamblin Man"	December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)	TBD

Locations[]

The Trifecta Claim (McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; seasons 1–2; season 4) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Cahoon Creek Claim (Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; season 2) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Two Fish Claim – Thunder Falls (Cahoon Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; season 3) — owned by "Dakota" Fred Hurt
Rainbow's End Claim (Cahoon Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; season 3) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Rockfall Ravine Claim (The Nugget Bowl – The Chute) (McKinley Falls, McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; seasons 3–5) — owned by Dustin Hurt
House Rock Claim (McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; season 5) — owned by Dustin Hurt

High Camp: Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States (season 3)
McKinley Camp: Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States
Porcupine Creek Mine Base Camp: Haines Borough, Alaska, United States

Haines, Alaska, United States
Fairplay, Colorado, United States (season 1)
Medford, Oregon, United States (season 4)

References[]

^ ""Gold Rush: White Water" Returns to Discovery with the Dakota Boys Splitting Up to Find Even More Gold". The Futon Critic. October 10, 2019.
^ "The Dakota Boys Battle It Out Against Mother Nature in Brand-New Season of "Gold Rush: White Water" Premiering November 13 on Discovery Channel". The Futon Critic. October 23, 2020.
^ Georgia Makitalo, "Gold Rush Dakota Boys Return For A New Gold Series White Water", Inquisitr, December 14, 2017
^ Welch, Alex (January 22, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (January 29, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (February 5, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (February 20, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (February 26, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (March 5, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ Welch, Alex (March 26, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

External links[]

[1] ""Gold Rush: White Water" Returns to Discovery with the Dakota Boys Splitting Up to Find Even More Gold". The Futon Critic. October 10, 2019.

[2] "The Dakota Boys Battle It Out Against Mother Nature in Brand-New Season of "Gold Rush: White Water" Premiering November 13 on Discovery Channel". The Futon Critic. October 23, 2020.

[3] Georgia Makitalo, "Gold Rush Dakota Boys Return For A New Gold Series White Water", Inquisitr, December 14, 2017

[4] Welch, Alex (January 22, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[5] Welch, Alex (January 29, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[6] Welch, Alex (February 5, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[7] Welch, Alex (February 20, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[8] Welch, Alex (February 26, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[9] Welch, Alex (March 5, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[10] Welch, Alex (March 26, 2018). "Friday Cable Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

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