Certainly can, I've used both 4" diameter (brown) and 3" diameter (blue) pipe at various digs over the years to control small streams. It works a treat, lightweight flexible and tough - you can lie on it and not damage it etc. The only issue with it is joining up the sections, need to improvise something water tight as the all the comercial joiners I've seen aren't.
Don't know the current cost - a mate got me the last load from a builder who didn't want it any more.
This is the kind of stuff I mean
PolyPipe Group - Civils