Wye River (Maryland)
| Wye River | |
| River | |
| Name origin: named after the River Wye in Wales | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Maryland |
| Region | Eastern Shore |
| Part of | Chesapeake Bay |
| Source | |
| - location | Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States |
| - coordinates | 38°58′6.49″N 76°8′47″W / 38.9684694°N 76.14639°W |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Talbot County, Maryland, United States |
| - coordinates | 38°55′13″N 76°9′58″W / 38.92028°N 76.16611°WCoordinates: 38°55′13″N 76°9′58″W / 38.92028°N 76.16611°W |
| Length | 16.3 mi (26 km) |
The Wye River is a 16.3-mile-long (26.2 km) tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was named by the Lloyd family, Edward Lloyd (delegate), and Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland), after the River Wye in Wales. It falls within Queen Anne's County and Talbot County, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay. The river is popular with recreational boaters because of its secluded anchorages, fishing, crabbing and proximity to the tourist attractions of St. Michaels, Maryland. Like many rivers on the Chesapeake Bay, the Wye is largely tidal. The river's features include the 2,800-acre (11 km2) Wye Island, most of which is part of the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area, managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources State Forest and Park Service. William Paca, the third governor of Maryland and a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, once owned the island.
The nearby Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers (sections of which were formerly known as the "Wye River plantation") hosted the 1998 Mideast Peace talks attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, and hosted by US President Bill Clinton that culminated in the Wye River Memorandum.
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