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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 6 - The Gold Cave
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #1 - The Gold Cave

    S3:E6

    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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  2. Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 11 - Rockfall Ravine
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Rockfall Ravine

    S3:E11

    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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  3. Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 12 - Hands Full Of Gold
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Hands Full Of Gold

    S3:E12

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

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  4. Gold Rush: White Water Season 4 Episode 5 - Fistful of Nuggets
    10.0/10(17 votes)

    #4 - Fistful of Nuggets

    S4:E5

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

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  5. Gold Rush: White Water Season 9 Episode 1 - Chasing Waterfalls
    10.0/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Chasing Waterfalls

    S9:E1

    In the season premiere, Dustin and his loyal crew head deep into the remote Alaskan wilderness on their most ambitious, difficult, and dangerous season ever, as they risk their lives in the raging creeks of Alaska searching for a life-changing pile of gold nuggets.

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  6. Gold Rush: White Water Season 9 Episode 3 - "Man Overboard"
    10.0/10(12 votes)

    #6 - "Man Overboard"

    S9:E3

    On the gold, Dustin's crew inches closer to a monster payday. On a resupply mission to civilization, Wes goes missing after a life-threatening fall from the airboat into the raging 36°F river, and the crew fears the worst.

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  7. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 6 - Hypothermia
    9.5/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Hypothermia

    S1:E6

    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.

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  8. Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 2 - The Pound Zone
    9.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The Pound Zone

    S3:E2

    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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  9. Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 5 - Birthday Gold
    9.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Birthday Gold

    S3:E5

    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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  10. Gold Rush: White Water Season 4 Episode 2 - Good As Gold
    9.5/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Good As Gold

    S4:E2

    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.

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  11. Gold Rush: White Water Season 4 Episode 4 - Enter the Mammoth Claw
    9.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Enter the Mammoth Claw

    S4:E4

    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.

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  12. Gold Rush: White Water Season 3 Episode 9 - End Of The Rainbow
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #12 - End Of The Rainbow

    S3:E9

    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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  13. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 2 - First Gold
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #13 - First Gold

    S1:E2

    '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.

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  14. Gold Rush: White Water Season 4 Episode 9 - Depths Of Despair
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Depths Of Despair

    S4:E9

    The Dakota Boys are close to a huge gold cleanup; Ryan faces his worst fears as he dives deeper than ever into a crumbling, narrow 14-foot hole; Carlos finally hits bedrock at Rockfall Ravine and reveals that this dive site could pay out huge.

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  15. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 1 - The Dakotas Strike Back
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #15 - The Dakotas Strike Back

    S2:E1

    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.

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  16. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 6 - McKinley, We Have A Problem
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #16 - McKinley, We Have A Problem

    S2:E6

    Finding their biggest gold nugget of the season is a great sign, but soon enough heavy rain means flooding, and, despite the danger, the Dakota Boys still go out and dive.

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  17. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 3 - Dredge Down
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #17 - Dredge Down

    S1:E3

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

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  18. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 5 - Inland Tsunami
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Inland Tsunami

    S1:E5

    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.

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  19. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 2 - Burned Alive
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Burned Alive

    S2:E2

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

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  20. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 3 - When Bears Attack
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #20 - When Bears Attack

    S2:E3

    A hungry and aggressive apex predator tears through the miners' camp, forcing the crew members to come together to find a solution; the crew uses new equipment to speed up their gold recovery.

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  21. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 4 - Too Close for Comfort
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Too Close for Comfort

    S2:E4

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

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  22. Gold Rush: White Water Season 2 Episode 9 - The Widow Maker
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #22 - The Widow Maker

    S2:E9

    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.

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  23. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 1 - Between Craziness & Insanity
    6.0/10(39 votes)

    #23 - Between Craziness & Insanity

    S1:E1

    The Dakota Boys return to McKinley Creek to dive for millions in gold. But the fierce Alaskan winter has destroyed their mining equipment. Their luck changes when Dustin locates the perfect plunge-pool he believes contains a massive pile of nuggets.

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  24. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 4 - Boulder Battles
    6.0/10(29 votes)

    #24 - Boulder Battles

    S1:E4

    Fred's ex-boss, Todd Hoffman, has invested $50,000 in the Dakota Boy's operation and makes a surprise visit in a chopper.

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  25. Gold Rush: White Water Season 1 Episode 8 - End of Days
    6.0/10(26 votes)

    #25 - End of Days

    S1:E8

    A flash flood racing 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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Gold Cave" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush: White Water". It scored 10/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/13/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rockfall Ravine".