Absolutely a good option if a pit doesn't fit your plans.

I have buried perforated corrugated pipe (drain tile) with a sleeve in the coarse sands of the little creek on our land. I teed it into a plastic 12" culvert set vertically. It works very well to supply our water tanks if we have to do a controlled burn during a dry spell.

Drilling holes in your culvert and just wrapping a screen prior to installation would probably be easier for your situation.