The hills on the right bank (west side) of the Dnieper are forested and represent the majority of the reserve.
 The largest floodplain islands are the Serpentine Islands (116 ha) in the Kaniv Reservoir, Shelest Island (394 ha) in the Dnieper, and Kruglik Island in the Dnieper.
 There is a protective zone of 1,353 hectares around the reserve's borders.
The reserve was originally founded in 1923 as the National Forest Steppe Reserve, and went through several changes in control before assuming its present form in 1986.
The hills on the right bank (west side) of the Dnieper are forested and represent the majority of the reserve.  The largest floodplain islands are the Serpentine Islands (116 ha) in the Kaniv Reservoir, Shelest Island (394 ha) in the Dnieper, and Kruglik Island in the Dnieper.  There is a protective zone of 1,353 hectares around the reserve's borders. The reserve was originally founded in 1923 as the National Forest Steppe Reserve, and went through several changes in control before assuming its present form in 1986.
Kaniv Nature Reserve