A fuel cell component, comprising a reactant distribution plate including a plurality of channels configured for facilitating gas reactant flow such that the gas reactant may be used in an electrochemical reaction for generating electricity in a fuel cell, each of the channels having a length that corresponds to a direction of reactant gas flow along the channel, a width perpendicular to the length and a depth perpendicular to the width and the length, the width and the depth having at least two different dimensions (W 1, W 2; D 1, D 2) at a single lengthwise location, wherein each channel has a first surface extending from an outside edge of the channel to a second surface, the second surface being perpendicular to the first surface, wherein each channel has a third surface extending perpendicular from the second surface to a fourth surface, the fourth surface being perpendicular to the third surface, wherein each channel has a fifth surface extending perpendicular from the fourth surface to a sixth surface, the sixth surface being perpendicular to the fifth surface, wherein each channel has a seventh surface extending perpendicular from the sixth surface to an outside edge of the channel, wherein the first surface, the second surface, the sixth surface and the seventh surface establish a rectangular first channel portion, and wherein the third surface, the fourth surface and the fifth surface establish a rectangular second channel portion, and wherein the gas reactant distribution plate is hydrophobic at least along the surfaces (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42), characterized in that the width and the depth have at least two different dimensions (W1, W2; D1, D2) along the entire length of each channel, wherein the dimensions (W 1, W 2, D 1, D 2) within the channel facilitate water to collect in the first portion of the channel, while keeping the second portion of the channel clear such that gas may flow through at least the second portion of the channel. a reactant distribution plate including a plurality of channels configured for facilitating gas reactant flow such that the gas reactant may be used in an electrochemical reaction for generating electricity in a fuel cell, each of the channels having a length that corresponds to a direction of reactant gas flow along the channel, a width perpendicular to the length and a depth perpendicular to the width and the length, the width and the depth having at least two different dimensions (W 1, W 2; D 1, D 2) at a single lengthwise location, wherein each channel has a first surface extending from an outside edge of the channel to a second surface, the second surface being perpendicular to the first surface, wherein each channel has a third surface extending perpendicular from the second surface to a fourth surface, the fourth surface being perpendicular to the third surface, wherein each channel has a fifth surface extending perpendicular from the fourth surface to a sixth surface, the sixth surface being perpendicular to the fifth surface, wherein each channel has a seventh surface extending perpendicular from the sixth surface to an outside edge of the channel, wherein the first surface, the second surface, the sixth surface and the seventh surface establish a rectangular first channel portion, and wherein the third surface, the fourth surface and the fifth surface establish a rectangular second channel portion, and wherein the gas reactant distribution plate is hydrophobic at least along the surfaces (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42), characterized in that the width and the depth have at least two different dimensions (W1, W2; D1, D2) along the entire length of each channel, wherein the dimensions (W 1, W 2, D 1, D 2) within the channel facilitate water to collect in the first portion of the channel, while keeping the second portion of the channel clear such that gas may flow through at least the second portion of the channel.