# Gold Rush: White Water (2018)

> Father and son Dakota Fred and Dustin Hurt dive into the icy, raging waters of McKinley Creek in Alaska to chase gold.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/66248

## Facts

- Seasons: 9
- Episodes: 104
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: reality, documentary
- Created by: Tom Lowry
- Network: Discovery
- Cast: Dustin Hurt, Fred Hurt, Bray Poor, James Hamm, Carlos Minor, Hudson Hoffman, Todd Hoffman
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7749176/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: rugged, tense, earnest, adventurous

## Synopsis

Gold Rush: White Water (2018-2025) is an American reality documentary series created by Tom Lowry for Discovery. Gold miners Dakota Fred and his son Dustin Hurt return to McKinley Creek in Alaska, determined to strike it rich despite the danger. Their engine is simple and concrete: they must dive deep beneath the raging, frigid waters of one of the state's wildest creeks, hauling equipment and testing for gold, while weather, machinery failures and the cold press on every attempt. Across nine seasons and 104 episodes of roughly forty-two minutes each, the series follows the pair through repeated dives, gear breakdowns and payout hopes, with narration framing each push toward the big find. Its tone is rugged, tense and earnest, with a sense of family loyalty threaded through the grind. Fans of Gold Rush, Deadliest Catch and Alaskan Bush People will find resonance in its blend of frontier labor, wilderness peril and father and son chemistry, set against the remote Alaskan landscape of the Yukon-era gold country.

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