Murley Branch culture facility is located in the mountains of Allegany County. This facility cultures rainbow trout and brown trout fingerlings from commercially purchased eggs. The water source is a private spring, which provides optimal temperatures for cultured trout. Fingerling trout are stocked in raceways at Bear Creek. Additionally, trout are stocked into various tributaries for population enhancement projects.

This hatchery is located on private property and cannot receive visitors. The biologist in charge of the operation, Ed Livengood, can answer any questions concerning this facility.

Contact information:
Ed Livengood, Hatchery Manager
956 Fish Hatchery Road
Accident, Maryland 21520
301-746-8148

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Water for this facility is supplied from a spring. This photo shows the spring flowing from the hillside rock. The water intake is screened to prevent suspended material from entering the hatchery tanks.

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Water from the spring can feed either eggs troughs (green tanks) or juvenile troughs (blue tanks). Eggs are cultured to yolk sac fry in the egg troughs, then transferred to the juvenile troughs for grow out.

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Four juvenile troughs hold brown trout and rainbow trout for culture to stocking size.

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