Gold Rush: White Water
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.
| Gold Rush: White Water | |
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 Dustin Hurt (left) and "Dakota" Fred Hurt | |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Bray Poor (seasons 1–3), Paul Christie (season 4–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (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, Bering Sea Gold, Flying Wild Alaska |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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 | Paul Richardson | Gold miner, dredge diver, dredge tender, fabricator; husband to Kayla Sheets, brother of Wes Richardson, one of "The Texans". | |||||||||||
| 1–present | Wes Richardson | Gold miner, fabricator, dredge tender, 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 | Ryan Cardoza | Gold miner from Willow, Alaska; 6 years experience working in recreational mining in Oregon and Alaska; dredge diver, hired by Fred Hurt. | |||||||||||
| 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, hired by Fred Hurt. | |||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Jag Garicht | Helicopter pilot with 40 years flying experience, aerial long-line cargo hauler. | |||||||||||
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 9 | January 19, 2018 | March 23, 2018 | |
| 2 | 12 | December 28, 2018 | March 22, 2019 | |
| 3 | 14 | November 1, 2019 | February 14, 2020 | |
| 4 | TBD | November 13, 2020 | 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 | 1.93[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "First Gold" | January 26, 2018 | 2.04[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Dredge Down" | February 2, 2018 | 2.01[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "Boulder Battles" | February 16, 2018 | 1.81[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "Inland Tsunami" | February 23, 2018 | 1.76[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "Hypothermia" | March 2, 2018 | 1.67[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Graboid" | March 15, 2018 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "End of Days" | March 22, 2018 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Hidden Depths" | March 23, 2018 | 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 | N/A |
| 11 | 1 | "The Dakota's Strike Back" | January 4, 2019 | N/A |
| 12 | 2 | "Burned Alive" | January 11, 2019 | N/A |
| 13 | 3 | "When Bears Attack" | January 18, 2019 | N/A |
| 14 | 4 | "Too Close For Comfort" | January 25, 2019 | N/A |
| 15 | 5 | "The Nugget Trap" | February 1, 2019 | N/A |
| 16 | 6 | "McKinley, We Have A Problem" | February 8, 2019 | N/A |
| 17 | 7 | "Sacrifice & Sabotage" | February 15, 2019 | N/A |
| 18 | 8 | "Landslide" | February 22, 2019 | N/A |
| 19 | 9 | "The Widow Maker" | March 1, 2019 | N/A |
| 20 | 10 | "Gold Strike" | March 8, 2019 | N/A |
| 21 | 11 | "Diving Deeper" | March 22, 2019 | 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 | N/A |
| 23 | 1 | "Two Teams, One Dream" | November 8, 2019 | N/A |
| 24 | 2 | "The Pound Zone" | November 15, 2019 | N/A |
| 25 | 3 | "No Guts, No Glory Holes" | November 22, 2019 | N/A |
| 26 | 4 | "Enter The Superclaw" | November 29, 2019 | N/A |
| 27 | 5 | "Birthday Gold" | December 6, 2019 | N/A |
| 28 | 6 | "The Gold Cave" | December 13, 2019 | N/A |
| 29 | 7 | "Nugget Heaven" | December 20, 2019 | N/A |
| 30 | 8 | "Thunderfalls" | January 10, 2020 | N/A |
| 31 | 9 | "End Of The Rainbow" | January 17, 2020 | N/A |
| 32 | 10 | "Cliffhanger" | January 24, 2020 | N/A |
| 33 | 11 | "Rockfall Ravine" | January 31, 2020 | N/A |
| 34 | 12 | "Hands Full of Gold" | February 7, 2020 | N/A |
| 35 | 13 | "Royal Flush" | February 14, 2020 | 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 | N/A |
| 37 | 1 | "Come Hell or High Water" | November 13, 2020 | N/A |
| 38 | 2 | "Good As Gold" | November 20, 2020 | N/A |
| 39 | 3 | "Swallowed Up" | November 27, 2020 | N/A |
| 40 | 4 | "Enter the Mammoth Claw" | December 4, 2020 | N/A |
| 41 | 5 | "Fistful of Nuggets" | December 11, 2020 | N/A |
| 42 | 6 | "Rookie Mistakes" | December 18, 2020 | N/A |
| 43 | 7 | "Happy Endings" | January 8, 2021 | TBD |
| 44 | 8 | "Dustin To The Rescue" | January 22, 2021 | TBD |
| 45 | 9 | "Depths Of Dispair" | January 29, 2021 | TBD |
| 46 | 10 | "Ride Or Die" | February 5, 2021 | 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 (McKinley Falls, McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; seasons 3–4) — 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
See also
- Gold mining in Alaska
- Yukon Gold, a cancelled reality TV series with placer gold mining in the Cassiar and Atlin districts of British Columbia and the Klondike, Yukon.
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.
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