Eventually, after a series of annexations by the growing and expanding commerce center of the independent city of Norfolk to the south, all of the waterway became located within the corporate limits.
ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˌænɪksˈeɪʃənz baɪ ðə ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ænd ɛkspˈændɪŋ kˈɑːmɜːs sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt sˈɪɾi ʌv nˈɔːɹfək tə ðə sˈaʊθ, ˈɔːl ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚwˌeɪ bɪkˌeɪm loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd wɪðˌɪn ðə kˈɔːɹpɚɹət lˈɪmɪts.