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 lives on the line by diving deep beneath the raging waters of one of Alaska's wildest creeks.
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Dustin Hurt
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Fred Hurt
Self
Bray Poor
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8 episodes • 2018Avg: 6.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Between Craziness & Insanity | Jan 19, 2018 | 6.0 |
| 2 | First Gold | Jan 26, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Dredge Down | Feb 2, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Boulder Battles | Feb 16, 2018 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Inland Tsunami | Feb 23, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Hypothermia | Mar 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Graboid | Mar 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | End of Days | Mar 23, 2018 | 6.0 |
11 episodes • 2019Avg: 6.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dakotas Strike Back | Jan 4, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Burned Alive | Jan 11, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 3 | When Bears Attack | Jan 18, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Too Close for Comfort | Jan 25, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Nugget Trap | Feb 1, 2019 | 6.0 |
| 6 | McKinley, We Have A Problem | Feb 8, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Sacrifice & Sabotage | Feb 15, 2019 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Landslide | Feb 22, 2019 | 6.0 |
| 9 | The Widow Maker | Mar 1, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Gold Strike | Mar 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Diving Deeper | Mar 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Teams, One Dream | Nov 8, 2019 | 6.0 |
| 2 | The Pound Zone | Nov 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | No Guts, No Glory Holes | Nov 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Enter the Superclaw | Nov 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Birthday Gold | Dec 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Gold Cave | Dec 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nugget Heaven | Dec 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Thunder Falls | Jan 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | End Of The Rainbow | Jan 17, 2020 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Cliffhanger | Jan 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rockfall Ravine | Jan 31, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Hands Full Of Gold | Feb 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Royal Flush | Feb 14, 2020 | 0.0 |
15 episodes • 2020Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come Hell or High Water | Nov 13, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Good As Gold | Nov 20, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Swallowed Up | Nov 27, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Enter the Mammoth Claw | Dec 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fistful of Nuggets | Dec 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rookie Mistakes | Dec 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Happy Endings | Jan 8, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dustin to the Rescue | Jan 22, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Depths Of Despair | Jan 29, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Ride Or Die | Feb 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Special Kind of Crazy | Feb 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 12 | In Too Deep | Feb 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Under Pressure | Feb 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Buried Alive | Mar 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 15 | To The Edge | Mar 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
16 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roll of the Ice | Nov 5, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fresh Blood | Nov 12, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Shake Up | Nov 19, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Who's the Boss | Nov 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Groundbreaking Gold | Dec 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Boiling Point | Dec 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gamblin' Man | Dec 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hard Times at House Rock | Jan 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cut And Run | Jan 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Robbery At House Rock | Jan 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Curse of the Gold Gods | Feb 11, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Blackout | Feb 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Motherload | Feb 25, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Risk vs. Reward | Mar 4, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Golden Opportunity | Mar 11, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Last Stand | Mar 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortune Favors the Bold | Nov 11, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Into the Unknown | Nov 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Airboat Accident | Nov 25, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dakota Fred Takes Charge | Dec 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Homemade Highway to Hell | Dec 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fueling the Pressure | Dec 16, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | At War with a Widowmaker | Dec 23, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Explosion at Nugget Creek | Dec 30, 2022 | 0.0 |
9 episodes • 2023
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing In Action | Apr 14, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Total Annihilation | Apr 21, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 4-Ounce Nugget | Apr 28, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blood Red White Water | May 5, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Risky Business | May 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mouth of the Dragon | May 19, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | In Death's Shadow | May 26, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hell from the Heavens | Jun 2, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Judgment Day | Jun 9, 2023 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2024Avg: 5.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Tragic Beginning | Mar 8, 2024 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Gold Out of the Gate | Mar 8, 2024 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Trench Warfare | Mar 15, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Dying Wish | Mar 22, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fred Hurt Forever | Mar 29, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fred's Golden Gift | Apr 5, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Unfinished Business | Apr 12, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Welcome to My Nightmare | Apr 19, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 9 | $70,000 Nugget | Apr 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dustin's White Whale | May 3, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Get Rich or Die Trying | May 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dancing With Death | May 17, 2024 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2025Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chasing Waterfalls | Apr 25, 2025 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Season-Ending Blow | May 2, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | "Man Overboard" | May 9, 2025 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Fight for Your Life | May 16, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Love and War | May 23, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Grave Diggers | May 30, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Beginning of the End | Jun 6, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mutiny at Nugget Creek | Jun 13, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 9 | When Darkness Falls | Jun 20, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Winter Waits for No Man | Jun 27, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Broken and Stranded | Jul 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Last Stand | Jul 18, 2025 | 0.0 |
