Zinc electrodes were cycled against segmented counterelectrodes, with the current to the individual segments of the counterelectrodes being controlled throughout cycling. The experimental results gave direct evidence that concentration cells were being established across the faces of the electrodes. Despite the existence of these concentration cells, the distribution of zinc and the rate of shape change in the cycled zinc electrodes were found to be independent of the current patterns imposed on the counterelectrode segments. However, when the separations between the counterelectrode segments were electrolyte‐filled channels, the zinc electrode shape change was directly related to the size of that separation. This behavior can be explained by electrolyte flowing in the cell stack acting as the driving force for shape change.