The Wye River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the
Chesapeake Bay
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, on the
Eastern Shore of
Maryland
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. It was named by the Lloyd family,
Edward Lloyd (delegate), and
Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)
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, after the
River Wye in the
United Kingdom
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. 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 Wye Island, most of which is part of the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area, managed by the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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State Forest and Park Service.
William Paca
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, the third governor of Maryland and a signatory to the
Declaration of Independence
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, 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
Israel
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i Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
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and
Palestinian Authority Chairman
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini (4 / 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat ( , ; ar, محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني, Mu ...
, and hosted by US President
Bill Clinton
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that culminated in the
Wye River Memorandum
The Wye River Memorandum was an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a summit in Wye River, Maryland, U.S., held from 15–23 October 1998. The Memorandum aimed to resume the implementation of the 1995 Interi ...
.
The watershed also includes the Wye Research and Education Center, operated by the
, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). They conduct agricultural research and education, in cooperation with the nearby
Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers.
Elián González
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and his father stayed at the Wye River Plantation briefly in 2000.
Water quality is threatened by development.
Notes
External links
Wye Island Natural Resources Management AreaAspen Institute Wye River Conference CentersWye Research and Education Center
Rivers of Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Rivers of Talbot County, Maryland
Rivers of Maryland
Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
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