Current measurements made in the Hudson Shelf Channel during the summer of 1973 show essentially channel axial bottom current even though the channel aspect ratio is small in the area of measurement. Although the current record is of short duration, correlation of water movement with surface winds is suggested by the data. The sense of summertime nontidal bottom flow in the channel (up or down channel) would appear to be controlled by the surface wind direction (offshore or onshore). These results would suggest the likelihood of net down-channel flow during the summer months.