The utility model discloses a settling-type filter cartridge. The settling-type filter cartridge comprises a filter mesh enclosure, a water pumping pipe, a water pump and a floating tube, wherein the filter mesh enclosure is half immersed in the water; one end of the water pumping pipe is arranged in the filter mesh enclosure and inserted in the water, and the other end extends outside the filter mesh enclosure; the water pump is connected with one end, stretching out of the filter mesh enclosure, of the water pumping pipe; the floating tube is continuously distributed along the periphery of the filter mesh enclosure. The filter mesh enclosure comprises a supporting frame of a cubic structure and a filter net covering the periphery of the supporting frame. The settling-type filter cartridge is also provided with a supporting platform in the water, and the filter mesh enclosure is fixed on the supporting platform. By adopting the settling-type filter cartridge, the river water can be effectively filtered so as to meet the water quality requirement of the cooling water, and the blockage probability of a cooling water conveying pipeline is reduced to 20 percent of the original blockage probability.