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What twice daily event would cause water levels around Jamestown to rise and cause wells and fresh water streams to become brackish?

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The rising and falling of the tides affected the fresh water sources. The shallow wells that colonists dug became brackish (i.e., salty) as a result of the tide coming in.
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