Gold Rush: White Water is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel. A spin-off of Gold Rush, the series followed placer gold miners "Dakota" Fred Hurt and his son Dustin Hurt, in their return to the wilderness of Haines Borough, Alaska, to seek their fortune by suction dredge diving within its raging whitewater creeks. The series debuted in 2018, and eight seasons aired through mid-2024. It was announced that season nine (2025), filmed in 2024, would be the last season of the show.
"Dakota" Fred Hurt died from brain cancer on July 11, 2023, a day after his 80th birthday.
Contents
Cast
Episodes
Locations
Haines Borough, Alaska, United States (seasons 1–9)
The Trifecta Claim (McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States; seasons 1–2; season 4) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Cahoon Creek Claim (Chilkat Range; season 2) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Two Fish Claim – Thunder Falls (Cahoon Creek, Chilkat Range; season 3) — owned by "Dakota" Fred Hurt
Rainbow's End Claim (Cahoon Creek, Chilkat Range; season 3) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Rockfall Ravine Claim (The Nugget Bowl - The Chute - The Dog Leg) (McKinley Falls, McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range; seasons 3–5) — owned by Dustin Hurt
House Rock Claim (McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range; season 5) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Nugget Creek Claims (Upstream - The Wall - The Golden Straits – Golden Gates – Mouth of the Dragon - Big-Ass Boulder - Moby Anomaly – Nugget Bend) (Chilkat Range; seasons 6–9) — owned by Dustin Hurt
Upper Porcupine Creek Claim (Porcupine Creek, Chilkat Range; season 6) — owned by Mark Sebens
McKinley Camp
McKinley Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States (seasons 1–5)
Porcupine Creek Mine Base Camp
Porcupine Creek, Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States (seasons 1–6)
High Camp
Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States (season 3)
Nugget Creek Camp
Tsirku River (Devil's Landing), Chilkat Range, Alaska, United States (seasons 6–9)
Haines, Alaska, United States (seasons 1–9)
Valdez, Alaska, United States (season 5)
Mineral Creek Claim (Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States; season 5)
Fairplay, Colorado, United States (season 1)
Medford, Oregon, United States (season 4)
Glendale, Oregon, United States (season 8)